Habronattus borealis

Habronattus borealis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Habronattus
Species: H. borealis
Binomial name
Habronattus borealis
(Banks, 1895)

Habronattus borealis is a species of jumping spiders from a Salticidae family, that can be found in Canada and the United States.[1]

Discovery

The species was discovered by an American arachnologist named J. H. Emerton, in June 1901. During that summer month, he and another arachnologist, George Peckham, stumbled on the species while going through salt marshes. At first, they thought it was a spiderling of the same species named H. coecatus. But it turned out to be just a different species of a different size. Even today, people can still find the creatures in the same place as they were found in. George Peckham and his daughter published the studies in North America, and also coauthored a seminal work.[2]

Description

The species are brownish-black,[3] and have red coloured face.[2]

References

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