Aelurillus v-insignitus

Aelurillus v-insignitus is a species of jumping spiders.

Aelurillus v-insignitus
male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Salticidae
Subfamily:	Salticinae
Genus:	Aelurillus
Species:	A. v-insignitus
Binomial name
Aelurillus v-insignitus (Clerck, 1757)
Synonyms
Araneus litera v insignitus Araneus litera v notatus Aranea navaria Aranea insignita Aranea punctata Aranea litterata Attus litteratus Attus quinquepartitus Attus insignitus Salticus quinquepartitus Euophrys quinquepartitus Attus quinquefidus Dia quinquepartita Salticus nidicolens Attus v-insignitus Pandora litterata Dia quinquefida Euophrys insignitus Yllenus v-insignitus Aelurops insignitus Aelurops v-insignitus Ictidops v-insignitus Aelurillus insignitus Phlegra v-insignita Phlegra v-insignitus

Adult female

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 4–7 millimetres (0.16–0.28 in).

Name

Insignitus is Latin for "signed", because of the white chevron on the back of the male spider, which is in the form of the letter "V". This letter was originally spelled one v above another V,^[1] which could also be interpreted as a double V or W, but usually is interpreted as "V".^[2]

Distribution

A. v-insignitus occurs in the Palaearctic. It is the only Aelurillus species that occurs in northwestern Europe.