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The zebra spider (Salticus scenicus) is a common jumping spider of the Northern Hemisphere.Their common name refers to their vivid black-and-white colouration, [1] whilst their scientific name derives from Salticus from the Latin for “jump”, and the Greek scenicus, translating to “theatrical” or “of a decorative place,” in reference to the flashy, zebra-like coloration of the species.
The Araneomorphae, to the contrary, include the weavers of spiral webs; the cobweb spiders that live in the corners of rooms, and between windows and screens; the crab spiders that lurk on the surfaces of flowers in gardens; the jumping spiders that are visible hunting on surfaces; the wolf spiders that carpet hunting sites in sunny spots; and ...
Paintings of Araneus angulatus from Svenska Spindlar of 1757, the first major work on spider taxonomy. Spider taxonomy is the part of taxonomy that is concerned with the science of naming, defining and classifying all spiders, members of the Araneae order of the arthropod class Arachnida, which has more than 52,700 described species.
In other projects Wikimedia Commons; ... Salticus austinensis, the zebra spider, is a species of jumping spider.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Pages in category "Spiders" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. ... World Spider Catalog
This category contains lists of spider species, one for each family. If a family is not listed here, check for the family page at Araneae families . The species are mostly taken from various versions of the World Spider Catalog .
Male Salticus spider resting his pedipalps on his chelicerae. Coloration is determined by various scales (modified setae) covering a brown or black integument.Narrow scales (or hairs) may be black or red/rust colored, while broad scales are either iridescent (often magenta or green) or opaque granular white or yellow.
The genera of the family Salticidae listed here are those that are extant and accepted by the World Spider Catalog as of August 2020. [1] Assignment to subfamilies and clades is based on Maddison (2015), [2] except where otherwise shown. Unless sources indicate otherwise, genera that were split after 2015 are given the same placements as the ...