Attulus floricola explained

Attulus floricola is a species of jumping spider (family Salticidae) with a Palearctic distribution. They are typically 4- in length. Females are dark reddish brown, with an almost black anterior.^[1]

Formerly, it was placed in the genus Sitticus and then from 2017 to 2020 in the genus Calositticus.

Habitat and ecology

The species lives in bogs, marshes,^[2] fen and meadows, on the heads of plants like Eriophorum vaginatum (cotton grass) or similar, on which the spiders occasionally spin their cocoons.^[3] In Britain, they can be found from March to September.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Roberts, Michael J.. The Spiders of Great Britain and Ireland: Atypidae to Theridiosomatidae. 15 June 2012. 1 January 1985. Harley Books. 978-0-946589-05-0. 126.
2. Book: Allott, Andrew. Collins New Naturalist Library (118) – Marches. 15 June 2012. 27 October 2011. HarperCollins UK. 978-0-00-745061-9. 464.
3. Book: British Association for the Advancement of Science. Manchester and Its Region: A Survey Prepared for the Meeting Held in Manchester, August 29 to September 5, 1962. registration. 15 June 2012. 1962. Manchester University Press ND. 104.
4. Web site: Sitticus floricola. Britishspiders.org. 15 June 2012.