''Icius subinermis'' is a species of jumping spider from the Mediterranean region.Platnick 2008

Description

The two sexes have different coloration.Bellmann 1997

Biology

''Icius subinermis'' favors moist habitats, for example near streams or on moist meadows. It builds a silken retreat in infructescences of rushes or under rocks near rivers or creeks. It will retreat there when the weather is unfavorable.

Distribution

Although it is originally restricted to the western Mediterranean region, it has been occasionally found in greenhouses, for example in Cologne, Germany in 1995. Recently, it has been found in the center of Ljubljana, Slovenia, and there are records from

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

and Italy. An introduced North American population in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been described.Cutler & Parr 2020

Footnotes

References

* (1997): Kosmos-Atlas Spinnentiere Europas. ''Kosmos''. * (2020): First records of ''Icius subinermis'' (Araneae: Salticidae) in North America, with notes on the local establishment of this species and its behavior in captivity. ''Peckhamia'' 226(1): 1-5
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* (2005): New records of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) for Slovenia. ''Natura Sloveniae'' 7(1): 5-11
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* (2008)

version 9.0. ''American Museum of Natural History''.

External links

* Salticidae.org

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