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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.
Several common species have a dorsal pattern of black narrow scales and white granular scales arranged in transverse stripes, especially on the abdomen, from which the common name “zebra spiders” originates, e.g. Holarctic Salticus scenicus (Clerck, 1757). Some Salticus species in the Southwestern US and Mexico have red and white transverse ...
Salticus austinensis. Gertsch, 1936. Salticus austinensis, the zebra spider, is a species of jumping spider. It is found in the United States, Mexico, ...
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The female Salticus cingulatus has a body length of 5.2–5.5 mm while the male's is 3.4–6 mm. On the male the palpal bulb is distally forked, with a long visible part. . On the female the epigyne is strongly sclerotized, the anterior part opaq
Salticus sundevalli Attus familiaris Attus rupicola Marpissa undata Marpissa conspersa ... Platycryptus undatus, also called the tan or familiar jumping spider, ...
In 1833, Carl Sundevall moved numerous species from Attus to Salticus. [5] From 1833 to 1850, Carl Ludwig Koch created 24 new jumping spider genera, most of which were detached from Attus. [5] Due to the genus's unclear definition, it was often used as a provisional classification for any jumping spiders that could not otherwise be assigned to ...
Salticus peckhamae is a species of jumping spider. [1] It is found in the United States . [ 1 ] This species was first described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1897 and originally named Icius peckhamae in honor of arachnologist Elizabeth Peckham .