Icius subinermis is a species of jumping spider from the Mediterranean region.Platnick 2008
Description The two sexes have different coloration.Bellmann 1997
Biology Icius subinermis favors moist habitats, for example near streams or on moist meadows. It builds a silken retreat in infructescences of rushes or under rocks near rivers or creeks. It will retreat there when the weather is unfavorable.
Distribution Although it is originally restricted to the western Mediterranean region, it has been occasionally found in greenhouses, for example in Cologne, Germany in 1995. Recently, it has been found in the center of Ljubljana, Slovenia, and there are records from Switzerland and Italy.Kostanjŝek & Fiŝer 2005 An introduced North American population in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been described.Cutler & Parr 2020
Footnotes
References (1997): Kosmos-Atlas Spinnentiere Europas. Kosmos. (2020): First records of Icius subinermis (Araneae: Salticidae) in North America, with notes on the local establishment of this species and its behavior in captivity. Peckhamia 226(1): 1-5. PDF (2005): New records of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) for Slovenia. Natura Sloveniae 7(1): 5-11. PDF (2008): The world spider catalog, version 9.0. American Museum of Natural History.
External links
Salticidae.org: Diagnostic drawings and photographs