Neon valentulus

Neon valentulus is a species of jumping spider found from Europe to Central Asia.[1] It is only found in marshy areas.[2]

Neon valentulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Neon
Species:
N. valentulus
Binomial name
Neon valentulus
Falconer, 1912

Neon valentulus rarely jumps, and has been found living deep within rotten logs.

Description
Frontal view of N. valentulus

Females are 2 to 3 mm long, males slightly smaller. The area around the eyes is black. The legs are mostly brown, with black annulations. The frontal pair in both sexes is black with the exception of the coxae and tarsi.

It is very similar to Neon reticulatus, which is slightly lighter and has uniformly light brown legs.[2]

Name

The species name is derived from Latin valentulus "strong".

Sensitivity to global change

Neon valentulus has been predicted to be very sensitive to the upcoming climate and land use changes by modelling approaches.[3] Its environmental suitability was predicted to be severely degraded in the upcoming decades.

References
  1. Platnick (2008) The world spider catalog, version 8.5. American Museum of Natural History.
  2. Bellmann (1997) Kosmos-Atlas Spinnentiere Europas. Kosmos. ISBN 3-440-10746-9
  3. Leroy et al. Forecasted climate and land use changes, and protected areas: the contrasting case of spiders, Diversity and Distributions, 20:686-697
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