Jumping Spiders (Araneae: Salticidae)
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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
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