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Admestina wheeleri

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Admestina wheeleri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Admestina
Species:
A. wheeleri
Binomial name
Admestina wheeleri

Admestina wheeleri, also known as the thick-legged jumping spider,[1] is a species of jumping spider found in the northern United States and southern Canada.

The species was first described in 1888 by George and Elizabeth Peckham.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Thick-legged Jumping Spider - Admestina wheeleri". bugguide.net.
  2. ^ Platnick, Norman I. (2014). "The World Spider Catalog, Version 15". American Museum of Natural History.