Sitticus floricola

Sitticus floricola
Sitticus floricola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Sitticus
Species: S. floricola
Binomial name
Sitticus floricola
C.L.Koch, 1837

Sitticus floricola is a species of jumping spider that can be found in Scotland and other parts of the United Kingdom.[1] They are typically 4–4.5 millimetres (0.16–0.18 in) in length.[2] Females are dark reddish brown, with an almost black anterior.[2]

Habitat and ecology

The species live in bogs, marshes,[3]fen and meadows, on the heads of plants like Eriophorum vaginatum (cotton grass) or similar, on which they occasionally spin their cocoons.[4] They can be found from March to September.[5]

References

  1. British Arachnological Society (1989). Bulletin. The Society. p. 128. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  2. 1 2 Roberts, Michael J. (1 January 1985). The Spiders of Great Britain and Ireland: Atypidae to Theridiosomatidae. Harley Books. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-946589-05-0. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  3. Allott, Andrew (27 October 2011). Collins New Naturalist Library (118) – Marches. HarperCollins UK. p. 464. ISBN 978-0-00-745061-9. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  4. British Association for the Advancement of Science (1962). Manchester and Its Region: A Survey Prepared for the Meeting Held in Manchester, August 29 to September 5, 1962. Manchester University Press ND. p. 104. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  5. "Sitticus floricola". Britishspiders.org. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
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