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Jumping Spiders (Araneae: Salticidae)

  • Worldwide the salticids comprise the largest family of spiders. Approximately 350 species occur in North America north of Mexico with approximately 60 species of jumping spiders having been recorded in Massachusetts. Superior eyesight, an active lifestyle, and diverse forms and behaviors are hallmarks of this group. Many salticid species are brightly colored and yes, truly beautiful. A variety of resources covering identification, behavior, and life histories, both online and in print, are referenced here. Essential works include Maddison, Wayne. 2015. A phylogenetic classification of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae). Journal of Arachnology 43: 231-292 and Hill, David E. and G. B. Edwards. 2013 Origins of the North American jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae). Peckhamia 107.1: 1-67. See links above for additional references and sources as well as data for details of species videos linked to thumbnails here.

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Introduction

Attulus
floricola

Eris
flava

Habronattus
amicus

Habronattus cognatus

Habronattus
mataxus

Habronattus
texanus

Hentzia palmarum

Maevia
poultoni

Metacyrba punctata

Naphrys
pulex

Pelegrina
proterva

Phidippus
clarus

Phidippus princeps

Platycryptus
undatus

Sarinda
hentzi

Tutelina
elegans

Zygoballus
sexpunctatus

Admestina
wheeleri

Attulus
pubescens

*Eris
floridana

Habronattus
borealis

Habronattus decorus

Habronattus mexicanus

Habronattus
viridipes

Hyetussa
alternata

Marpissa formosa

M. taeniola
taeniola

Neon
nellii

Phanias
harfordi

Phidippus comatus

Phidippus purpuratus

Plexippus
paykulli

Sassacus cyaneus

Tutelina formicaria

Anasaitis
canosa

Chalcoscirtus diminutus

Eris
militaris

Habronattus brunneus

Habronattus elegans

Habronattus moratus

Hakka
himeshimensis

Hyetussa
complicata

Marpissa
lineata

Metaphidippus
chera

Paraphidippus
aurantius

Phidippus arizonensis

Phidippus insignarius

Phidippus putnami

Pseudeuophrys
erratica

Sassacus
vitis

Tutelina
harti

Bagheera prospera

Colonus hesperus

Evarcha
hoyi

Habronattus calcaratus

Habronattus fallax

Habronattus pyrrithrix

Hasarius adansoni

Leptofreya ambigua

Marpissa
pikei

Metaphidippus manni

Peckhamia
picata

Phidippus
audax

Phidippus johnsoni

Phidippus
regius

Rhetenor
texanus

Synageles noxiosus

Zuniga sp.

Attinella
concolor

Colonus puerperus

Evarcha
proszynskii

Habronattus californicus

Habronattus forticulus

Habronattus schlingeri

Hentzia
grenada

Lyssomanes viridis

Menemerus bivittatus

Mexigonus minutus

Pelegrina
exigua

Phidippus cardinalis

Phidippus mystaceus

Phidippus
whitmani

Salticus palpalis

Synemosyna formica

Zygoballus nervosus

Attulus
fasciger

Colonus
sylvanus

Habronattus
agilis

Habronattus
coecatus

Habronattus
hirsutus

Habronattus
signatus

Hentzia
mitrata

Maevia inclemens

Messua
limbata

Naphrys
acerba

Pelegrina galathea

Phidippus carolinensis

Phidippus otiosus

Phlegra
hentzi

Salticus
scenicus

Talavera
minuta

Zygoballus
rufipes

Acknowledgements

With special thanks to John Huehnergard and Tom Murray for sharing the hunt and to Jay Barnes, Gb Edwards, Dave Hill, Marshal Hedin, Ryan Kaldari, and Wayne Maddison for their expertise.

Other contributors include: Tom Adams, Peter Alden, Yurika Alexander, Becky Alsup, Lyn Atherton, Contributing Editor, BugGuide, John and Jane Balaban, Contributing Editors, BugGuide, Jay Barnes, Contributing Editor, BugGuide, Steve Bier, Park Ranger, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, CA, Richard Bradley, Associate Professor, EEO Biology, The Ohio State University, Matthias Buck, Invertebrate Zoology, Royal Alberta Museum, Valerie B., author of Austin Bug Collection website, Don Cadle, Erin Cord, Mike Crewe, Allen Dean, Research Assistant, Texas A&M, Entomology Department, Eric Eaton, Contributing Editor, BugGuide, G. B. Edwards, Curator: Arachnida (except Acari), Myriapoda, Terrestrial Crustacea, Thysanoptera, Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Patsy Eickelberg, Damian Elias, Elias Lab – Animal Communication and Behavior, University of California, Berkeley, Marci Fuller, Terry Fuller, Stephanie Galla, Habitat Conservation Coordinator, Texas State Parks, Martha Garcia, Park Superintendent, Estero Llano Grande, Texas State Parks, Lloyd Gonzales, Joel Hallan, Marshal Hedin, Associate Professor, Department of Biology, San Diego State University, David E. Hill, General Editor, Peckhamia, Jeff Hollenbeck, Contributing Editor, BugGuide, John Huehnergard, Jeff Kingery, Joe Lapp, Laura Leibensperger, Curatorial Asst., Invertebrate Zoology, MCZ, Julie Lisk, Dave Lubertazzi, Wayne Maddison, Professor and Canada Research Chair Departments of Zoology and Botany, University of British Columbia, John Maxwell, Heiko Metzner, Author & Webmaster Worldwide database of jumping spiders (Arachnida, Araneae, Salticidae), Ben MacAdam, Beatriz Moisset, Contributing Editor, BugGuide, Philip Morton, UO Biological Field Station, Tom Murray, Contributing Editor, BugGuide, Michael O’Brien, Kevin Pfeiffer, Contributing Editor, BugGuide, Jerzy Prószyński, Author of Salticidae (Araneae) of the World, Herschel Raney, Contributing Editor, BugGuide, David B. Richman, Professor and Curator of the Arthropod Museum, New Mexico State University, Ed Riley, Collections Manager, Texas A&M University Insect Collection, David Riskind, Natural Resources Director, Texas State Parks, Thomas Shahan, Photographer and “Guitar Man,” Lynette Schimming, Contributing Editor, BugGuide, David Shorthouse, Lenny Vincent, Joe Warfel, Ken Wolgemuth, Pablo de Yturbe, Park Superintendent, Resaca de la Palma, Texas State Parks.