Naphrys acerba
(G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1909)
Naphrys acerba is a jumping spider in the Salticidae, distributed across the United States and Mexico. It was first described by the Peckhams in 1909 and represents one of the more southerly distributed members of the Naphrys. The species has been documented with precise locality records in northeastern Mexican states including Nuevo León and Tamaulipas, extending the known range of the genus beyond the Nearctic region.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Naphrys acerba: /ˈnæfrɪs əˈsɜrbə/
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Distribution
United States and Mexico. In Mexico, confirmed records from Nuevo León and Tamaulipas states represent the first precise localities, extending the range southward.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- Catalogue of Life
- Bug Eric: One Night, One House, Seventeen Spider Species
- Three new species of the spider genus Naphrys Edwards (Araneae, Salticidae) under morphology and molecular data with notes in the distribution of Naphrys acerba (Peckham & Peckham) from Mexico