Habronattus

Habronattus is a genus in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Most species are native to North America. They are commonly referred to as paradise spiders due to their colorful courtship ornaments and complex dances, similar to birds-of-paradise. Males display intricate coloration, while females are cryptic.

==Species== As of 2023, there were 105 recognized species and subspecies: Habronattus abditus Griswold, 1987 – Mexico Habronattus aestus Maddison, 2017 – Mexico Habronattus agilis (Banks, 1893) – USA Habronattus alachua Griswold, 1987 – USA Habronattus altanus (Gertsch, 1934) – Canada, USA, Mexico Habronattus americanus (Keyserling, 1885) – USA, Canada Habronattus amicus (Peckham & Peckham, 1909) – USA Habronattus ammophilus (Chamberlin, 1924) – Mexico Habronattus anepsius (Chamberlin, 1924) – USA, Mexico Habronattus arcalorus Maddison & Maddison, 2016 – USA, Mexico? Habronattus aztecanus (Banks, 1898) – Mexico Habronattus ballatoris Griswold, 1987 – USA Habronattus banksi (Peckham & Peckham, 1901) – Mexico to Panama, Jamaica Habronattus borealis (Banks, 1895) – USA, Canada Habronattus brunneus (Peckham & Peckham, 1901) – USA, Caribbean Habronattus bulbipes (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941) – USA Habronattus calcaratus (Banks, 1904) – USA, Canada Habronattus californicus (Banks, 1904) – USA, Mexico Habronattus cambridgei Bryant, 1948 – Mexico to Guatemala Habronattus captiosus (Gertsch, 1934) – USA, Canada Habronattus carolinensis (Peckham & Peckham, 1901) – USA, Canada? Habronattus carpus Griswold, 1987 – Mexico Habronattus chamela Maddison, 2017 – Mexico Habronattus ciboneyanus Griswold, 1987 – Cuba, Jamaica Habronattus clypeatus (Banks, 1895) – USA, Mexico Habronattus cockerelli (Banks, 1901) – USA Habronattus coecatus (Hentz, 1846) – USA, Mexico, Bermuda Habronattus cognatus (Peckham & Peckham, 1901) – Canada, USA, Mexico Habronattus conjunctus (Banks, 1898) – USA, Mexico Habronattus contingens (Chamberlin, 1925) – Mexico Habronattus cuspidatus Griswold, 1987 – USA, Canada Habronattus decorus (Blackwall, 1846) – USA, Canada Habronattus delectus (Peckham & Peckham, 1909) – USA Habronattus divaricatus (Banks, 1898) – Mexico Habronattus dorotheae (Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936) – USA, Mexico Habronattus dossenus Griswold, 1987 – Mexico Habronattus elegans (Peckham & Peckham, 1901) – USA, Mexico Habronattus empyrus Maddison, 2017 – Mexico Habronattus encantadas Griswold, 1987 – Ecuador (Galapagos Is.) Habronattus ensenadae (Petrunkevitch, 1930) – Puerto Rico Habronattus facetus (Petrunkevitch, 1930) – Puerto Rico Habronattus fallax (Peckham & Peckham, 1909) – USA, Mexico Habronattus festus (Peckham & Peckham, 1901) – USA Habronattus formosus (Banks, 1906) – USA Habronattus forticulus (Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936) – USA, Mexico Habronattus georgiensis (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1944) – USA Habronattus geronimoi Griswold, 1987 – USA, Mexico, Nicaragua Habronattus gigas Griswold, 1987 – Mexico Habronattus gilaensis Maddison & Maddison, 2016 – USA Habronattus hallani (Richman, 1973) – USA, Mexico Habronattus hirsutus (Peckham & Peckham, 1888) – Canada, USA, Mexico Habronattus huastecanus Griswold, 1987 – Mexico Habronattus icenoglei (Griswold, 1979) – USA, Mexico Habronattus iviei Griswold, 1987 – Mexico Habronattus jucundus (Peckham & Peckham, 1909) – USA, Canada Habronattus kawini (Griswold, 1979) – USA, Mexico Habronattus klauseri (Peckham & Peckham, 1901) – USA, Mexico Habronattus kubai (Griswold, 1979) – USA Habronattus leuceres (Chamberlin, 1925) – USA Habronattus luminosus Maddison, 2017 – USA Habronattus mataxus Griswold, 1987 – USA, Mexico Habronattus mexicanus (Peckham & Peckham, 1896) * – USA to Panama, Caribbean Habronattus moratus (Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936) – USA, Mexico Habronattus mustaciatus (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941) – USA Habronattus nahuatlanus Griswold, 1987 – Mexico Habronattus nemoralis (Peckham & Peckham, 1901) – USA Habronattus neomexicanus (Chamberlin, 1925) – USA Habronattus nesiotus Griswold, 1987 – Bermuda Habronattus notialis Griswold, 1987 – USA Habronattus ocala Griswold, 1987 – USA Habronattus ophrys Griswold, 1987 – USA Habronattus orbus Griswold, 1987 – USA Habronattus oregonensis (Peckham & Peckham, 1888) – Canada, USA, Mexico Habronattus paratus (Peckham & Peckham, 1896) – Central America Habronattus peckhami (Banks, 1921) – USA Habronattus pochtecanus Griswold, 1987 – Mexico Habronattus pretiosus Bryant, 1947 – Puerto Rico, Virgin Is. Habronattus pugillis Griswold, 1987 – USA, Mexico Habronattus pyrrithrix (Chamberlin, 1924) – USA, Mexico Habronattus renidens Griswold, 1987 – Mexico Habronattus roberti Maddison, 2017 – Mexico Habronattus sabulosus (Peckham & Peckham, 1901) – USA Habronattus sansoni (Emerton, 1915) – USA, Canada Habronattus schlingeri (Griswold, 1979) – USA, Mexico Habronattus signatus (Banks, 1900) – USA, Mexico Habronattus simplex (Peckham & Peckham, 1901) – Mexico Habronattus sugillatus Griswold, 1987 – USA, Mexico Habronattus superciliosus (Peckham & Peckham, 1901) – USA Habronattus tarascanus Griswold, 1987 – Mexico Habronattus tarsalis (Banks, 1904) – USA. Introduced to Hawaii Habronattus texanus (Chamberlin, 1924) – USA, Mexico Habronattus tlaxcalanus Griswold, 1987 – Mexico Habronattus tranquillus (Peckham & Peckham, 1901) – USA, Mexico Habronattus trimaculatus Bryant, 1945 – USA Habronattus tuberculatus (Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936) – USA Habronattus ustulatus (Griswold, 1979) – USA, Mexico Habronattus velivolus Griswold, 1987 – Mexico Habronattus venatoris Griswold, 1987 – USA Habronattus virgulatus Griswold, 1987 – USA, Mexico Habronattus viridipes (Hentz, 1846) – USA, Canada Habronattus waughi (Emerton, 1926) – Canada Habronattus zapotecanus Griswold, 1987 – Mexico Habronattus zebraneus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Mexico