''Aelurillus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders).

Description

Species of the genus ''Aelurillus'' are typically about 7 mm long in females, and up to five mm in males. They are stout, squat-shaped and rather furry, with females often uniformly mottled sandy brown, while males are often black, sometimes with a pattern and with light, annulated legs.Murphy & Murphy 2000: 273

Habits

Spiders in this genus mainly catch and feed on ants ( myrmecophagy). A Southeast Asian species of the genus ''Aelurillus'' has been observed to jump around 30-40 times its body length straight onto the back of a large gnaphosid spider and kill it. They like hot, dry, stony places or small bare open areas with dead twigs or similar amongst low vegetation.

Distribution

Species of the genus ''Aelurillus'' occur in the Palaearctic and Africa, with a few species known from India (''A. improvisus'', ''A. minimontanus'') and Sri Lanka (''A. kronestedti'', ''A. quadrimaculatus''). ''Aelurillus subfestivus'' is found in Japan.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus ''Aelurillus'': * '' Aelurillus aeruginosus'' (Simon, 1871) – Mediterranean * '' Aelurillus afghanus'' Azarkina, 2006 – Afghanistan * '' Aelurillus alboclypeus'' Azarkina & Komnenov, 2015 – Turkey * '' Aelurillus ambiguus'' (Denis, 1966) – Libya * ''

Aelurillus andreevae ''Aelurillus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Description Species of the genus ''Aelurillus'' are typically about 7 mm long in females, and up to five mm in males. They are stout, squat-shaped and rathe ...

'' Nenilin, 1984 – Central Asia * ''

Aelurillus angularis ''Aelurillus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Description Species of the genus ''Aelurillus'' are typically about 7 mm long in females, and up to five mm in males. They are stout, squat-shaped and rathe ...

'' Prószynski, 2000 – Israel * ''

Aelurillus ater ''Aelurillus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Description Species of the genus ''Aelurillus'' are typically about 7 mm long in females, and up to five mm in males. They are stout, squat-shaped and rathe ...

'' (Kroneberg, 1875) – Central Asia * '' Aelurillus balearus'' Azarkina, 2006 –

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Aelurillus basseleti ''Aelurillus basseleti'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus ''Aelurillus'' that has been found in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. Originally named ''Salticus basseleti'', the spider was first identified in 1846 by Hippolyte Lucas, but ...

'' (Lucas, 1846) – Algeria, Tunisia * ''

Aelurillus blandus ''Aelurillus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Description Species of the genus ''Aelurillus'' are typically about 7 mm long in females, and up to five mm in males. They are stout, squat-shaped and rathe ...

'' (Simon, 1871) – Greece, Crete * ''

Aelurillus bokerinus ''Aelurillus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Description Species of the genus ''Aelurillus'' are typically about 7 mm long in females, and up to five mm in males. They are stout, squat-shaped and rathe ...

'' Prószynski, 2003 – Israel * ''

Aelurillus bosmansi ''Aelurillus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Description Species of the genus ''Aelurillus'' are typically about 7 mm long in females, and up to five mm in males. They are stout, squat-shaped and rathe ...

'' Azarkina, 2006 – Spain * ''

Aelurillus brutus ''Aelurillus brutus'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus ''Aelurillus'' that lives in Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. The female was first described by Wanda Wesołowska in 1996 and the male by Galina Azarkina in 2003. The spider is ...

'' Wesołowska, 1996 – Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan * ''

Aelurillus catherinae ''Aelurillus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Description Species of the genus ''Aelurillus'' are typically about 7 mm long in females, and up to five mm in males. They are stout, squat-shaped and rathe ...

'' Prószynski, 2000 – Egypt * ''

Aelurillus catus ''Aelurillus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Description Species of the genus ''Aelurillus'' are typically about 7 mm long in females, and up to five mm in males. They are stout, squat-shaped and rathe ...

'' Simon, 1886 – Senegal * ''

Aelurillus cognatus ''Aelurillus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Description Species of the genus ''Aelurillus'' are typically about 7 mm long in females, and up to five mm in males. They are stout, squat-shaped and rathe ...

'' (O. P.-Cambridge, 1872) – Lebanon * ''

Aelurillus concolor ''Aelurillus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Description Species of the genus ''Aelurillus'' are typically about 7 mm long in females, and up to five mm in males. They are stout, squat-shaped and rathe ...

'' Kulczynski, 1901 – Macedonia, Iran, Central Asia * ''

Aelurillus conveniens ''Aelurillus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Description Species of the genus ''Aelurillus'' are typically about 7 mm long in females, and up to five mm in males. They are stout, squat-shaped and rathe ...

'' (O. P.-Cambridge, 1872) – Egypt, Israel, Syria * ''

Aelurillus cretensis ''Aelurillus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Description Species of the genus ''Aelurillus'' are typically about 7 mm long in females, and up to five mm in males. They are stout, squat-shaped and rather f ...

'' Azarkina, 2002 – Crete * '' Aelurillus cristatopalpus'' Simon, 1902 – South Africa * '' Aelurillus cypriotus'' Azarkina, 2006 – Cyprus * '' Aelurillus deltshevi'' Azarkina & Komnenov, 2015 – North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan * ''

Aelurillus desertus ''Aelurillus desertus'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus ''Aelurillus'' that is endemic to the United Arab Emirates. It was first described in 2010 by Wanda Wesołowska and Antonius van Harten. Initially only the male was descri ...

'' (Wesołowska & van Harten, 2010) – United Arab Emirates * '' Aelurillus dorthesi'' ( Audouin, 1826) – Egypt * ''

Aelurillus dubatolovi ''Aelurillus dubatolovi'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus ''Aelurillus'' that lives in Central Asia. First identified in 2003 in Turkmenistan, it has a distribution that extends from Caspian Sea to Lake Balkhash and includes Kaz ...

'' Azarkina, 2003 – Central Asia * '' Aelurillus faragallai'' Prószynski, 1993 – Saudi Arabia, Yemen * '' Aelurillus galinae'' Wesołowska & van Harten, 2010 – United Arab Emirates * '' Aelurillus gershomi'' Prószynski, 2000 – Israel * ''

Aelurillus guecki ''Aelurillus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Description Species of the genus ''Aelurillus'' are typically about 7 mm long in females, and up to five mm in males. They are stout, squat-shaped and rathe ...

'' Metzner, 1999 – Greece * '' Aelurillus helvenacius'' Logunov, 1993 – Mongolia * ''

Aelurillus hirtipes ''Aelurillus hirtipes'', synonym ''Aelurillus sinaicus'', is a species of jumping spider in the genus ''Aelurillus'' that lives in North Africa. First identified by Jacques Denis in Chad in 1960 as part of the Missions Berliet-Ténéré, it h ...

'' Denis, 1960 – North Africa * '' Aelurillus improvisus'' Azarkina, 2002 – India * '' Aelurillus jerusalemicus'' Prószynski, 2000 – Israel * '' Aelurillus khorasanicus'' Azarkina & Mirshamsi, 2014 – Iran * '' Aelurillus kochi'' Roewer, 1951 – Greece, Israel, Syria * '' Aelurillus kopetdaghi'' Wesołowska, 1996 – Turkmenistan * ''

Aelurillus kronestedti ''Aelurillus kronestedti'' is a species of spider of the genus ''Aelurillus''. It is native to India and Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅk ...

'' Azarkina, 2004 – Sri Lanka * ''

Aelurillus laniger ''Aelurillus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Description Species of the genus ''Aelurillus'' are typically about 7 mm long in females, and up to five mm in males. They are stout, squat-shaped and rathe ...

'' Logunov & Marusik, 2000 – Macedonia, Kazakhstan * '' Aelurillus latebricola'' Spassky, 1941 – Tajikistan * '' Aelurillus leipoldae'' (Metzner, 1999) – Crete * '' Aelurillus logunovi'' Azarkina, 2004 – Afghanistan, Pakistan * '' Aelurillus lopadusae'' Cantarella, 1983 – Italy, Algeria * ''

Aelurillus lucasi ''Aelurillus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Description Species of the genus ''Aelurillus'' are typically about 7 mm long in females, and up to five mm in males. They are stout, squat-shaped and rather f ...

'' Roewer, 1951 – Canary Islands,

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Aelurillus luctuosus ''Aelurillus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Description Species of the genus ''Aelurillus'' are typically about 7 mm long in females, and up to five mm in males. They are stout, squat-shaped and rathe ...

'' (Lucas, 1846) – Mediterranean to Turkmenistan * '' Aelurillus lutosus'' (Tyschchenko, 1965) – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan * '' Aelurillus marusiki'' Azarkina, 2002 – Iran * '' Aelurillus minimontanus'' Azarkina, 2002 – India * '' Aelurillus mirabilis'' Wesołowska, 2006 – Namibia * '' Aelurillus m-nigrum'' Kulczynski, 1891 –

Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...

* '' Aelurillus madagascariensis'' Azarkina, 2009 – Madagascar * '' Aelurillus marusiki'' Azarkina, 2002 – Iran * '' Aelurillus minimontanus'' Azarkina, 2002 – India * ''

Aelurillus minutus ''Aelurillus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Description Species of the genus ''Aelurillus'' are typically about 7 mm long in females, and up to five mm in males. They are stout, squat-shaped and rathe ...

'' Azarkina, 2002 – Syria, Eritrea * '' Aelurillus mirabilis Wesołowska, 2006'' Wesołowska, 2006 – Namibia * '' Aelurillus monardi'' (Lucas, 1846) – Mediterranean * '' Aelurillus murphyorum'' Azarkina, 2022 – Kenya * '' Aelurillus nabataeus'' Prószynski, 2003 – Israel * ''

Aelurillus nenilini ''Aelurillus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Description Species of the genus ''Aelurillus'' are typically about 7 mm long in females, and up to five mm in males. They are stout, squat-shaped and rathe ...

'' Azarkina, 2002 – Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan * ''

Aelurillus numidicus ''Aelurillus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Description Species of the genus ''Aelurillus'' are typically about 7 mm long in females, and up to five mm in males. They are stout, squat-shaped and rathe ...

'' (Lucas, 1846) – Algeria * '' Aelurillus plumipes'' ( Thorell, 1875) – Algeria, Tunisia * '' Aelurillus politiventris'' (O. P.-Cambridge, 1872) – Greece to Israel * ''

Aelurillus quadrimaculatus ''Aelurillus quadrimaculatus'', is a species of spider of the genus ''Aelurillus''. It is native to India and Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Il ...

'' Simon, 1889 – India, Sri Lanka * '' Aelurillus rugatus'' (Bösenberg & Lenz, 1895) – Tanzania * '' Aelurillus russellsmithi'' Azarkina, 2009 – Ivory Coast * '' Aelurillus schembrii'' Cantarella, 1982 – Sicily, Malta * '' Aelurillus simplex'' (Herman, 1879) – Hungary * '' Aelurillus spinicrus'' (Simon, 1871) – Morocco * '' Aelurillus steinmetzi'' Metzner, 1999 – Greece * '' Aelurillus subaffinis'' Caporiacco, 1947 – Ethiopia * '' Aelurillus subfestivus'' Saito, 1934 – Japan * ''

Aelurillus thailandicus ''Aelurillus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Description Species of the genus ''Aelurillus'' are typically about 7 mm long in females, and up to five mm in males. They are stout, squat-shaped and rathe ...

'' Azarkina, 2019 – Thailand * ''

Aelurillus tumidulus ''Aelurillus timidulus'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus ''Aelurillus'' that is endemic to Ethiopia. It was first described in 2008 by Wanda Wesołowska and Beata Tomasiewicz. Only the female has been described. It is a small s ...

'' Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008 – Ethiopia * '' Aelurillus unitibialis'' Azarkina, 2002 – Iran * ''

Aelurillus v-insignitus ''Aelurillus v-insignitus'' is a species of jumping spiders. Appearance The male has v-shaped rows of hairs on its head and a pronounced white median stripe on its abdomen. The female is mottled brown. The spider can reach a length of . Name ...

'' (Clerck, 1757) – Palearctic ** ''Aelurillus v-insignitus morulus'' (Simon, 1937) – France ** ''Aelurillus v-insignitus obsoletus'' Kulczynski, 1891 – Eastern Europe * '' Aelurillus westi'' Azarkina & Zamani, 2019 – Iran

References

* Murphy, Frances & Murphy, John (2000): An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. ''Malaysian Nature Society'', Kuala Lumpur.

External links

(with drawings)
Redescription of Aelurillus subaffinis Caporiacco, 1947
(PDF)

{{Taxonbar, from=Q117413 Salticidae genera Spiders of Asia Spiders of Africa Salticidae