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Jumping spiders of America North of Mexico

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Marchena
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The only North American respresentative of this common Old World subfamily, this species is immediately recognized by the tubercles on the first leg. California, Washington, Nevada.

For more information and links to the species, go to Marchena in the Tree of Life.

References most relevant to species north of Mexico: Maddison (1987).

Identification

Along the front face of the first femur are a series of 3-5 tubercles, each bearing a seta. The carapace side is rugose, and together with the tubercles probably forms a stridulatory apparatus.