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Frigga sp.

Family: Salticidae
Order: Araneae
Class: Arachnida
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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The genus Frigga includes 10 species, 3 of which are cited for Argentina (February 2017). It is very common for males of this genus to be confused with those of the genus Phiale. In males of the genus Phiale, the red dorsal spot of the opisthosoma (abdomen) borders the white part, while in the genus Frigga, it borders the black part (this is only noticeable in dorsal or lateral view). This distinction can only be applied to specimens from the Argentine provinces of Buenos Aires, Entre Ríos, Santa Fe, Córdoba, San Luis, Mendoza, and La Pampa, primarily because in Misiones, Uruguay, or Brazil, there are species that "break" the abdominal color rule (such as Phiale gratiosa).
Frigga coronigera is found in Brazil and in Argentina only in Misiones. Frigga finitima is found in Bolivia and in Argentina only in Salta and Jujuy. Frigga quintensis is found in the central and northern parts of Argentina, southern Brazil, and possibly in Uruguay and Paraguay.
I believe the most appropriate approach would be to classify specimens from northern Argentina (Misiones, Chaco, Formosa, Salta, and Jujuy) and bordering countries as Frigga sp., and those from other Argentine provinces as Frigga quintensis.

Comment by: Luciano Peralta, updated by Lucas Rubio (07/01/2019).




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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 324538
  Adult

Santa Ana
Misiones
Argentina
03/27/2019
Patricio Mantinian
Foto
Photography ID: 324537
  Adult

Santa Ana
Misiones
Argentina
03/27/2019
Patricio Mantinian
Foto
Photography ID: 321630
  Adult

Santa Ana
Misiones
Argentina
03/12/2019
Patricio Mantinian
Foto
Photography ID: 321629
  Adult

Santa Ana
Misiones
Argentina
03/12/2019
Patricio Mantinian
Foto
Photography ID: 309874
  Adult

Santa Ana
Misiones
Argentina
01/08/2019
Patricio Mantinian
Foto
Photography ID: 309873
  Adult

Santa Ana
Misiones
Argentina
01/08/2019
Patricio Mantinian
Foto
Photography ID: 299048
  Adult

Santa Ana
Misiones
Argentina
11/17/2018
Patricio Mantinian
Foto
Photography ID: 292501
  Adult

Santa Ana
Misiones
Argentina
10/17/2018
Patricio Mantinian
Foto
Photography ID: 292003
  Adult

Santa Ana
Misiones
Argentina
10/15/2018
Patricio Mantinian



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
90231427/03/2019ArgentinaMisionesInmediaciones Arroyo Santa Ana, Santa AnaPatricio Mantinian
89545412/03/2019ArgentinaMisionesCercanías del arroyo Santa Ana, Santa AnaPatricio Mantinian
86621008/01/2019ArgentinaMisionesInmediaciones Arroyo Santa Ana, Santa AnaPatricio Mantinian
83954417/11/2018ArgentinaMisionesInmediaciones Arroyo Santa Ana, Santa AnaPatricio Mantinian
82174317/10/2018ArgentinaMisionesInmediaciones Arroyo Santa Ana, Santa AnaPatricio Mantinian
81975415/10/2018ArgentinaMisionesInmediaciones Arroyo Santa Ana, Santa AnaPatricio Mantinian
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Frigga sp. - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.