Aelurillus v-insignitus
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| Aelurillus v-insignitus (Clerck, 1757) |
Aelurillus v-insignitus is a jumping spider.
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[edit] Appearance
The male has v-shaped rows of hairs on its head and a pronounced white median stripe on its abdomen. The female is mottled brown. The spider can reach a length of 7mm.
They seem to jump around. Their size varies between 4 and 7 mm.
[edit] Etymology
insignitus is Latin for "signed", because of the white chevron on the back of the male spider.
[edit] Distribution
A. v-insignitus occurs in the Palearctic. It is the only Aelurillus species that occurs in northwestern Europe.
