Agave Jumping Spider | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Subfamily: | Salticinae |
Genus: | Paraphidippus |
Species: | P. basalis
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Binomial name | |
Paraphidippus basalis (Banks, 1904)
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Paraphidippus basalis is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae. It is found in Arizona and New Mexico, United States, and Sonora, Mexico. [1] [2] [3] [4] Paraphidippus basalis specializes on rosette-forming plants such as agaves, sotols, and yuccas. [5] This specialization on a single group of plants is rare among jumping spiders.