jumping spider

(Family Salticidae)

Overview
jumping spider (Family Salticidae)
Photo by Alfredo Colon
 

Salticidae is a family of active spiders called jumping spiders. It is the largest largest family of spiders. By last count (11/5/2021, World Spider Catalog) there are 6,370 species in 659 genera worldwide, more than 315 species in 64 genera in North America north of Mexico, and at least 52 species in 25 genera in Minnesota.

Most jumping spiders can jump several times their body length. It is this ability that gives the family its common name.

 
           
 
Description
 
 

Jumping spiders are small to medium-sized spiders. The front part of the body (cephalothorax) is longer than wide and is not flat. The face is vertical. The jaws (chelicerae) are small. The anterior median eyes (AME) are huge and can be moved, giving the spider excellent vision. The posterior lateral eyes are far back on the head. The legs are short and hairy, and are not armed with prominent spines.

 
     
 
Distribution
 
 

Distribution Map

 

Sources

7, 24, 29, 30, 82.

Conservation Biology of Special Concern Jumping Spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) of Minnesota; Ehmann, William J. Ehmann; 12/2/2002.

 
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Taxonomy
 
  Class Arachnida (arachnids)  
 

Order

Araneae (spiders)  
 

Suborder

Araneomorphae (typical spiders)  
  Infraorder Entelegynae (entelegyne spiders)  
 

Superfamily

Salticoidea  
       
 

Subordinate Taxa

 
 

Genus Admestina

Genus Anasaitis

Genus Attidops

Genus Attinella

Genus Attulus

Genus Bagheera

Genus Beata

Genus Bellota

Genus Chalcoscirtus

Genus Chapoda

Genus Cheliferoides

Genus Chinattus

Genus Colonus

Genus Dendryphantes

Genus Eris

Genus Euophrys

Genus Evarcha

Genus Ghelna

Genus Habronattus (paradise spiders)

Genus Hakka

Genus Hasarius (house jumping spiders)

Genus Heliophanus (sun jumping spiders)

Genus Hentzia (long-jawed jumping spiders)

Genus Hyetussa

Genus Icius

Genus Leptofreya

Genus Lyssomanes (translucent green jumpers)

Genus Maevia

Genus Marchena

Genus Marpissa

Genus Menemerus (wall jumping spiders)

Genus Messua

Genus Metacyrba

Genus Metaphidippus

Genus Mexigonus

Genus Myrmarachne (ant-mimic spiders)

Genus Naphrys

Genus Neon (neon spiders)

Genus Paradamoetas

Genus Paramaevia

Genus Paramarpissa

Genus Paraphidippus

Genus Peckhamia

Genus Pelegrina (white-cheeked jumping spiders)

Genus Pellenes

Genus Phanias

Genus Phidippus

Genus Phlegra

Genus Platycryptus

Genus Plexippus (housefly catchers)

Genus Poultonella

Genus Pseudeuophrys

Genus Rhetenor

Genus Salticus (zebra spiders)

Genus Sarinda

Genus Sassacus (leaf-beetle jumping spiders)

Genus Sibianor

Genus Synageles

Genus Synemosyna

Genus Talavera

Genus Terralonus

Genus Tutelina

Genus Zuniga

Genus Zygoballus

 
       
 

Synonyms

 
 

 

 
       
 

Common Names

 
 

jumpers

jumping spiders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Glossary

Cephalothorax

The front part of the body of various arthropods, composed of the head region and the thoracic area fused together. Eyes, legs, and antennae are attached to this part.

 

Chelicerae

The pair of stout mouthparts, corresponding to jaws, in arachnids and other arthropods in the subphylum Chelicerata.

 

 
 
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Other Videos
 
  How to Collect Jumping Spiders (Salticidae)
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Published on Apr 22, 2014

In this video, Wayne Maddison shows equipment and methods to collect jumping spiders in various habitats. Turn on the captions to read a corrected version of the commentary, and you can also see the full the transcript of his explanations at https://waynemaddison.wordpress.com/2014/04/22/video-on-how-to-collect-jumping-spiders/

   
  Jumping Spiders-(Salticidae)
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Published on Jun 24, 2014

A few jumping spiders that were recorded around the area I live. One even showed up in the house.

   

 

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  Alfredo Colon
8/27 to 8/29/2019

Location: Woodbury, Minnesota

jumping spider (Family Salticidae)  
  Alfredo Colon
8/6/2019

Woodbury, MN

jumping spider (Family Salticidae)  
  Alfredo Colon
8/1 to 9/7/2019

Location: Woodbury, Minnesota

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