Philaeus chrysops, male

Description:

Philaeus chrysops is a species of jumping spider (Salticidae). Unusual for spiders, the sexes differ extremely: males are very colorful with a glaringly red opisthosoma (chrysops means "golden eye" in Greek). The males have a dark brown cephalothorax with two broad longitudinal white stripes behind the rear eyes. The abdomen is bright orange-red on the back and the sides, with a longitudinal black stripe in the center and black shoulders. The long, slender legs are dark with the patellae and most of the tibiae of the first two pairs bright orange-red.

Habitat:

P. chrysops occurs in the Palearctic, reaching into South China.