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Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae. As of 2019 [update] , this family contained over 600 described genera and over 6,000 described species , [ 1 ] making it the largest family of spiders – comprising 13% of spider species. [ 2 ]
Descanso is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1892. [2] The name is derived from Spanish descanso, meaning "resting place (of a dead person)", from the verb descansar "to (have a) rest."
Parnaenus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1896. [2] As of August 2019 [update] it contains only three species, found only in South America, El Salvador, and Guatemala: P. cuspidatus , P. cyanidens , and P. metallicus .
Tusitala is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1902. [3] The name is Samoan, meaning "writer of stories". It is considered a senior synonym of Blaisea. [2]
Zygoballus rufipes, commonly called the hammerjawed jumper, [2] is a species of jumping spider which occurs in the United States, Canada, and Central America. Adult females are 4.3 to 6 mm in body length, while males are 3 to 4 mm. [ 3 ]
Pachomius is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1896. [4] Uspachia was merged into genus Romitia in 2007, and all nine species were merged into Pachomius in 2015. The name is derived from Pachomius, the founder of cenobitic monasticism.
Jumping spiders have a distinctive rectangular carapace, [4]: 51 and that of female Phidippus clarus average 4.05 millimetres (0.159 in) wide, while the carapaces of males average 3.20 millimeters (0.126 in). [5] They are typically a red/brown coloration, but can sometimes be a lighter yellow or brown with darker markings on their bodies. [5]
Phidippus is a genus in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). [1] Some of the largest jumping spiders inhabit this genus, and many species are characterized by their brilliant, iridescent green chelicerae. Phidippus is distributed almost exclusively in North America, with the exception of two exported species (Phidippus audax and Phidippus ...