Phidippus (otios-gr) regius Koch C.L., 1846
State of knowledge: Accepted

groups of supergroups of genera: pending; supergroups of genera : EUOPHRYOIDA; groups of genera: DENDRYPHANTINES;

Distribution: America North; USA: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, N Carolina, S Carolina, Virginia; Atlantic Is; Bermuda; Caribbean; Bahamas; Cuba; Dominicana; Haiti; Jamaica; Pacific Is.; Easter Is..
Comment: on Easter Is. imported population

Important publication(s)
Edwards G.B. 2004 Revision of the jumping spiders of the genus Phidippus (Araneae: Salticidae). Occasional Papers of the Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Gainesville 11: 54-55, illustrations 148-153, phot C25-29, map 9
Diagnostic illustration used by permision Edwards, G.B.

Latest Taxonomic scrutiny

Shahan T. 2014 Americas Salticidae unpublished photos. Internet online
Diagnostic illustrations used by permission of the © Internet .
Diagnostic illustration used by permision Shahan, T.


Publications using actual name combination:
Koch C.L. 1846: 146, illustrations 1203; Bryant 1943: 524, illustrations 87, 92; Richman 1977b: 10; Edwards, Jackson 1994: 269-277, illustrations 3 diagrams (behavior); Edwards 2004: 11: 54-55, illustrations 148-153, phot C25-29, map 9;

Synonyms and combinations (:)
Phidippus purpurifer Koch C.L. 1846: 127, illustrations 1187.
Attus purpurifer: in Walckenaer 1847: 418.
Salticus sagraeus Lucas 1857: 80, illustrations t 4, f 5.
Attus miniatus: in Peckham Peckham 1883: 15, illustrations t 2, f 11.
Phidippus miniatus: in Peckham Peckham 1888 [1889]: 15, illustrations t 1, f 6.
Phidippus tullgreni Wallace 1950: 79, illustrations t 2, f 10-11.
Richman Cutler 1978, 97/

Collections:(Source: Prószyński J. 1971 b /2003b Internet): BASEL . BERLIN TYPE(S) ; HARVARD Ph. r. ; HARVARD Attus mineatus TYPE(S) ; LONDON ; MILWAUKEE ; NEW YORK Ph. r., Ph. miniatus ; PARIS ; WARSZAWA ; (Source: Richman D.B. 2007 Personal information): Las Cruces . (Source: Edwards G.B. 2007 - personal:): GAINESVILLE .

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Male. Edwards G.B. 2004. Occas. Papers Florida State Coll. Arthr.11: 54-55, figs 148-153, phot C25-29, map 9. By courtesy


Male hybrid Ph. regius x Ph. otiosus. Edwards G.B. 2004. Occas. Papers Florida State Coll. Arthr.11: 54, phot C25-29,. By courtesy


Female. Edwards G.B. 2004. Occas. Papers Florida State Coll. Arthr.11: 54-55, figs 148-153, phot C25-29, map 9. By courtesy


Female. Edwards G.B. 2004. Occas. Papers Florida State Coll. Arthr.11: 54, phot C25-29, map 9. By courtesy


Female. Edwards G.B. 2004. Occas. Papers Florida State Coll. Arthr.11: 54, phot C25-29, map 9. By courtesy


Male. Edwards G.B. 2004. Occas. Papers Florida State Coll. Arthr.11: 54-55, f 148-153. By courtesy


Male. Edwards G.B. 2004. Occas. Papers Florida State Coll. Arthr.11: 54-55, f 148-153. By courtesy


Male. Edwards G.B. 2004. Occas. Papers Florida State Coll. Arthr.11: 54-55, map 9. By courtesy


Phidippus regius . ©Photo T. Shahan. By courtesy.