Family Salticidae Order Spider | Subfamily Heliophaninae Scientific name Icius subinermis Rank Species | |
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Similar Icius, Icius hamatus, Macaroeris nidicolens, Heliophanus tribulosus, Ballus chalybeius | ||
Jumping spider jumping icius subinermis
Description
The two sexes have different coloration.
Biology
I. subinermis favors moist habitats, for example near streams or on moist meadows. It builds a silken retreat in infructescences of rushes or under rocks near rivers or creeks. It will retreat there when the weather is unfavorable.
Distribution
Although it is originally restricted to the Mediterranean region, it has been occasionally found in greenhouses, for example in Cologne, Germany in 1995. Recently, it has been found in the center of Ljubljana, Slovenia, and there are records from Switzerland and Italy.
References
Icius subinermis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA