Salticidae

family of spiders

species of arachnid

species of arachnid

jumping spider

thumb|Peacock Spider sculpture Maratus is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). These spiders are commonly referred to as peacock spiders due to the males' colorful and usually iridescent patterns on the upper surface of the abdomen often enhanced with lateral flaps or bristles, which they display during courtship. Females lack these bright colors, being cryptic in appearance. In at least one species, Maratus vespertilio, the expansion of the flaps also occurs during ritualised contests between males. The male display and courtship dance are complex, involving visual and

species of arachnid

species of arachnid

genus of arachnids

species of arachnid

Heliophanus is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Most of the about ninety described species occur in Europe, while reaching into Asia and Africa.

Myrmarachne is a genus of ant-mimicking jumping spiders that was first described by W. S. MacLeay in 1839. They are commonly called ant-mimicking spiders, but they are not the only spiders that have this attribute. The name is a combination of Ancient Greek (myrmex), meaning "ant", and (arachne), meaning "spider".

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species of arachnid

species of arachnid

species of arachnid

Salticus (from Latin “saltus” – leap or jump) is a genus of the family Salticidae (the jumping spiders). Salticus is the type genus for the family Salticidae.

Marpissa is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1846.

species of arachnid

Phidippus is a genus in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Some of the largest jumping spiders inhabit this genus, and many species are characterized by their brilliant, iridescent green chelicerae. Phidippus is distributed almost exclusively in North America, with the exception of two exported species (Phidippus audax and Phidippus regius). , there were about 80 described species in the genus. Species previously described in Phidippus which are found in India and Bangladesh do not belong in this genus.

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Aelurillus is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders).

Afraflacilla is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Most species are distributed in Eastern to Northern Africa (including the Middle East) and Australia, with two species (A. epiblemoides and A. tarajalis) found in Europe.

Evarcha is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with 85 species (and one recognized subspecies) distributed across the world.

Telamonia is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1887. They are colorful spiders, with patterns that vary considerably between sexes and species. Two longitudinal stripes along the abdomen are common, and the carapace is often colored. They have a slender opisthosoma and long legs.

species of jumping spider in the genus Phidippus

Abracadabrella is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) whose species appear to mimic flies.

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species of arachnid

Dendryphantes is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1837.

species of arachnid

Bavia is a genus of jumping spiders.

species of arachnid

Agorius is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). The genera Agorius and Synagelides (and perhaps Pseudosynagelides) are separated as a genus group, sometimes called subfamily Agoriinae but more recently downranked to tribe Agoriini of the Salticoida clade in subfamily Salticinae.

Ghelna is a genus of North American jumping spiders that was first described by Wayne Paul Maddison in 1996.

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species of arachnid

genus of arachnids

species of arachnid

genus of arachnids

Cosmophasis is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). They are predominantly Southeast Asian, while some species occur in Africa and Australia. Although most species more or less mimic ants, there are also colorful species that follow a different strategy.

North American jumping spider

Menemerus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1868. They are long, flattened in shape, and very hairy, usually with brown and grayish hairs. Most species have white edges on the thorax. The abdomen is often oval, or sometimes elongated or rounded.

Euophrys is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1834. The small black E. omnisuperstes lives on Mount Everest at elevations up to 6,700 meters, possibly making it the most elevated animal in the world. It lives on insects that have been blown upwards.

Encolpius is a genus of South American jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900. it contains only three species, found only in Argentina, Venezuela, and Brazil: E. albobarbatus, E. fimbriatus, and E. guaraniticus.

thumb|245x245px|Yaginumaella lobata Yaginumaella is a genus of Asian jumping spiders that was first described by Jerzy Prószyński in 1979.

Brettus is a genus of jumping spiders. Its six described species are found in southern Asia from India to China and Sulawesi, with a single species endemic to Madagascar.

genus of spiders

species of arachnid

Yllenus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1868. Until 2019, it was considered a senior synonym of Pseudomogrus, and many of the species formerly placed here were transferred to new genera Logunyllus and Marusyllus by Jerzy Prószyński in 2016.

genus of arachnids

Proszynskiana is a genus of Asian jumping spiders that was first described by D. V. Logunov in 1996. It is named in honor of arachnologist Jerzy Prószyński.

Thyenula is a genus of African jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1902.

Wallaba is a monotypic genus of Guyanese jumping spiders containing the single species, Wallaba metallica. It was first described by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão in 1940, and is found in Guyana. It was synonymized with Sidusa in 2015, but was revalidated by Jerzy Prószyński in 2017.

Bristowia is a genus of spiders in the jumping spider family, Salticidae, found in Africa and Asia.

genus of jumping spiders

Stenaelurillus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1886. Most species live in Africa, with some species found in Asia, including China. All species have two white longitudinal stripes on the carapace, and both sexes show strong bristles around the eyes.

Phintella is a genus of jumping spiders found in Eurasia, Africa, and some islands in the western Pacific. It includes 59 species.

Tauala is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by F. R. Wanless in 1988. The name "Tauala" is an arbitrary combination of letters.