Phidippus cardinalis

Phidippus cardinalis is a species of jumping spider. It is commonly called Cardinal jumper. It is one of the species of jumping spiders which are mimics of mutillid wasps in the genus Dasymutilla (commonly known as "velvet ants"); several species of these wasps are similar in size and coloration, and possess a very painful sting.

  • Male face
  • Male dorsal
  • Female face
  • Female dorsal

Phidippus cardinalis
Female Cardinal Jumper
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Arachnida
Order:
Araneae
Family:
Salticidae
Genus:
Phidippus
Species:
P. cardinalis
Binomial name
Phidippus cardinalis
(Hentz, 1845)
Synonyms

Attus cardinalis
Attus rufus
Phidippus bivittatus
Attus m'cookii
Phidippus ruber
Phidippus mccooki
Phidippus aureopilosus
Dendryphantes ruber
Dendryphantes cardinalis
Phidippus oaklandensis
Dendryphantes aureopilosus
Dendryphantes mccooki
Phidippus maccocki


Distribution

P. cardinalis occurs in United States and Mexico, and possibly Panama.

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