About Paraphidippus basalis (Banks, 1904)
Paraphidippus basalis is a jumping spider species that belongs to the Salticidae family. Its distribution covers Arizona and New Mexico in the United States, as well as Sonora, Mexico. This spider specializes in living on rosette-forming plants, which include agaves, sotols, and yuccas. This type of specialization on a single group of plants is rare among jumping spiders.