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Pelegrina proterva

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Pelegrina proterva
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Pelegrina
Species:
P. proterva
Binomial name
Pelegrina proterva
(Walckenaer, 1837)

Pelegrina proterva is a species of jumping spider. It is mainly found in the eastern United States and Canada, but has been reported as far west as British Columbia and Montana.[1][2] Males range from 3.3 to 4.2 mm in body length and females from 4.4 to 5.6 mm.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Maddison, Wayne P. (1996). "Pelegrina Franganillo and other jumping spiders formerly placed in the genus Metaphidippus (Araneae: Salticidae)". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 154: 215–368.
  2. ^ "Pelegrina proterva". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
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