Talk:Paraphidippus aurantius

Hentz description
Hentz, N. M. (1845). "Descriptions and figures of the Araneides of the United States". Boston Journal of Natural History. Volume 5: p.202.


 * ATTUS MULTICOLOR.


 * Plate XVII. Fig 13.


 * Description. Cephalothorax black, with a pale, irregular band each side of the disc; abdomen metallic green, with a band at base, and a diagonal spot each side, orange, and with eight small white spots; underneath obscure gray, with reflections of green on the pectus; feet rufous or pale, varied with piceous, 1. 4. 2. 3.


 * Observations. This species is related to A. otiosus and mystaceus, but distinct from both by the absence of the tufts of hair on the cephalothorax, and other characters. The palpi are pale yellow, and there is a black band more or less visible on each side of the abdomen.


 * Habitat. Alabama. June – August.

The text "1. 4. 2. 3." is a ranking of the legs by length, starting with the anterior pair. Kaldari (talk) 02:33, 28 November 2009 (UTC)