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Phidippus apacheanus
Robust, black and reddish-orange spider that is likely a species of Jumping Spider (Salticidae) in the Genus Phiddipus
Longleaf pine and wiregrass ecosystem in the midlands of South Carolina. This one has staked out a prickly pear cactus and has caught some type of prey (appears to be a wasp). This one was photographed at the Aiken Gopher Tortoise Heritage Preserve near Windor (Aiken County),SC.
The BugGuide refererence provides a quick quide to identify black and red/orange spiders. This spider looks very similar to the Phiddipus, but I'm having a difficult time keying to species. Your thoughts are appreciated.
Spotted on Apr 4, 2011
Submitted on Jan 6, 2013
2 Comments
This spider has been confirmed on BugGuide.
I agree that this beauty is from Genus Phiddipus. There are a couple of species within that genus that have that coloration and it is more difficult to ID. I'm leaning towards Phiddipus clarus but I don't feel comfortable committing to that:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/2036
You might want to consider submitting it to Bugguide for someone with more exptertise to help ID.