''Attulus pubescens'' is a species of jumping spiders (family Salticidae). Until 2017, it was known as ''Sitticus pubescens''.

Description

Females have a body length of up to about , males being slightly shorter at around , with a smaller abdomen. Both are darkish in colour with variable white markings. Identification is based on the precise structure of the female

epigyne The epigyne or epigynum is the external genital structure of female spiders. As the epigyne varies greatly in form in different species, even in closely related ones, it often provides the most distinctive characteristic for recognizing species. ...

and the male palpal bulb.

Distribution and habitat

''A. pubescens'' is native to Europe (including England and Wales), and from North Africa through to Turkey and Afghanistan. It has been introduced to the United States. The species is often associated with people, being found on walls and fences and sometimes inside houses. Away from dwellings, it is also found under stones and on tree trunks.

References

Sitticini Spiders described in 1775 Spiders of Europe Spiders of Asia Spiders of Africa Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius {{salticidae-stub