Phiale gratiosa

Phiale gratiosa
Female from Brazil
Juvenile male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Phiale
Species:
P. gratiosa
Binomial name
Phiale gratiosa
C. L. Koch, 1846
Synonyms
  • Phiale berina C. L. Koch, 1846
  • Phiale rufoguttata C. L. Koch, 1846
  • Phiale variegata (Peckham & Peckham, 1901)
  • Plexippus selectus C. L. Koch, 1846
  • Pardessus gratiosus (Peckham & Peckham, 1896)
  • Palestrina variegata Peckham & Peckham, 1901
  • Menemerus 4-notatus Mello-Leitão, 1939
  • Menemerus ursinus Mello-Leitão, 1945
  • Freya haemorrhoa Mello-Leitão, 1945

Phiale gratiosa is a species of jumping spider in the genus Phiale. It is found in tropical and subtropical regions of South America, including Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina. The species serves as the type species for its genus and is notable for exhibiting significant polymorphism in abdominal coloration patterns.