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jumping spiders Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae. As of 2019, this family contained over 600 described genera and over 6,000 described species, making it the largest family of spiders at 13% of all species. Jumping spi ...

that was first described by

Eugène Louis Simon Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin".Hasarius adansoni ''Hasarius adansoni'', known commonly as Adanson's house jumper,Gerlach, J. 2014''Hasarius adansoni''.The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014. Downloaded on 13 June 2016. is a species of jumping spider common and associated with people in mo ...

'' when viewed from the front.

Species

it contains eighty-three species and one subspecies, found in North America, Africa, Europe, Asia,

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

, and on

Saint Helena Saint Helena () is a British overseas territory located in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote volcanic tropical island west of the coast of south-western Africa, and east of Rio de Janeiro in South America. It is one of three constitu ...

: *'' P. aethiopicus'' Strand, 1906 –

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

*'' P. albopilosus'' (Tyschchenko, 1965) –

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

*'' P. allegrii'' Caporiacco, 1935 –

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

, Russia (Europe) to Central Asia *'' P. amazonka'' Logunov, Marusik & Rakov, 1999 – Central Asia *'' P. apacheus'' Lowrie &

Gertsch Willis John Gertsch (October 4, 1906 – December 12, 1998) was an American arachnologist. He described over 1,000 species of spiders, scorpions, and other arachnids, including the Brown recluse spider and the Tooth cave spider. Gertsch was born ...

, 1955 – USA *'' P. arciger'' (Walckenaer, 1837) –

Southern Europe Southern Europe is the southern regions of Europe, region of Europe. It is also known as Mediterranean Europe, as its geography is essentially marked by the Mediterranean Sea. Definitions of Southern Europe include some or all of these countrie ...

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...

*'' P. badkhyzicus'' Logunov, Marusik & Rakov, 1999 –

Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the sout ...

*'' P. beani'' Peckham & Peckham, 1903 –

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

*'' P. bitaeniata'' ( Keyserling, 1882) –

(Western

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ...

) *'' P. bonus'' Logunov, Marusik & Rakov, 1999 – Ukraine (Crimea),

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

, Turkmenistan *'' P. borisi'' Logunov, Marusik & Rakov, 1999 – Kazakhstan *'' P. brevis'' (Simon, 1868) –

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

, Macedonia,

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...

, Ukraine,

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...

, Iran *'' P. bulawayoensis'' Wesolowska, 2000 –

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...

, South Africa,

Lesotho Lesotho ( ), officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a country landlocked country, landlocked as an Enclave and exclave, enclave in South Africa. It is situated in the Maloti Mountains and contains the Thabana Ntlenyana, highest mountains in Sou ...

*'' P. canadensis''

Maddison Maddison is both a surname and a given name. It is a variant spelling of Madison. Notable people with the name include: Surname: * Ada Maddison (1869–1950), British Mathematician * Adela Maddison (1862–1929), British composer * Angus Maddiso ...

, 2017 –

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

, USA *'' P. canosus'' Simon, 1937 – France *'' P. cinctipes'' ( Banks, 1898) –

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

*'' P. cingulatus'' Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 –

Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...

*'' P. corticolens'' Chamberlin, 1924 – Mexico *'' P. crandalli'' Lowrie & Gertsch, 1955 – USA *'' P. dahli'' Lessert, 1915 –

Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ...

Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...

*'' P. denisi'' Schenkel, 1963 –

Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

*'' P. diagonalis'' (Simon, 1868) – Macedonia, Greece, Turkey,

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

, Iran *'' P. dilutus'' Logunov, 1995 – Central Asia *'' P. durioei'' (Lucas, 1846) –

Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , relig ...

*'' P. dyali'' Roewer, 1951 –

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

*'' P. epularis'' (

O. Pickard-Cambridge Octavius Pickard-Cambridge FRS (3 November 1828 – 9 March 1917) was an English clergyman and zoologist. He was a keen arachnologist who described and named more than 900 species of spider. Life and work Pickard-Cambridge was born in Blox ...

, 1872) – Greece to China,

Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...

, South Africa *'' P. flavipalpis'' (Lucas, 1853) – Greece (incl. Crete), Turkey, Cyprus *'' P. frischi'' ( Audouin, 1826) –

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

*'' P. geniculatus'' (Simon, 1868) – Southern Europe,

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

, Turkey, Ukraine,

Caucasus The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia. The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range, have historically ...

, Middle East, Iran, Kazakhstan, Central Asia **'' Pellenes g. subsultans'' (Simon, 1868) – France *'' P. gerensis'' Hu, 2001 – China *'' P. gobiensis'' Schenkel, 1936 – Russia,

Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, ...

, China *'' P. grammaticus'' Chamberlin, 1925 – USA *'' P. hadaensis'' Prószyński, 1993 –

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...

*'' P. hedjazensis'' Prószyński, 1993 – Saudi Arabia,

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

*'' P. himalaya'' Caleb, Sajan & Kumar, 2018 –

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

*'' P. iforhasorum'' Berland & Millot, 1941 –

Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...

Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...

*'' P. ignifrons'' (Grube, 1861) – USA, Canada, Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia *'' P. inexcultus'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1873) – St. Helena *'' P. iva'' Caleb, 2018 – India *'' P. karakumensis'' Logunov, Marusik & Rakov, 1999 – Turkmenistan *'' P. laevigatus'' (Simon, 1868) – Greece (

Corfu Corfu (, ) or Kerkyra ( el, Κέρκυρα, Kérkyra, , ; ; la, Corcyra.) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the margin of the northwestern frontier of Greece. The isl ...

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

*'' P. lagrecai'' Cantarella & Alicata, 2002 – Italy *'' P. lapponicus'' (

Sundevall Carl Jakob Sundevall (22 October 1801, Högestad – 2 February 1875) was a Swedish zoologist. Sundevall studied at Lund University, where he became a Ph.D. in 1823. After traveling to East Asia, he studied medicine, graduating as Doctor of Med ...

, 1833) –

North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...

, Alpine and Northern Europe, Russia (European to Far East) *'' P. levaillanti'' (Lucas, 1846) – Algeria *'' P. levii'' Lowrie & Gertsch, 1955 – USA *'' P. limatus'' Peckham & Peckham, 1901 – USA *'' P. limbatus'' Kulczyński, 1895 – Russia, Central Asia, Mongolia, China *'' P. logunovi'' Marusik, Hippa & Koponen, 1996 – Russia *'' P. longimanus'' Emerton, 1913 – USA *'' P. lucidus'' Logunov & Zamanpoore, 2005 –

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

*'' P. luculentus'' Wesolowska & van Harten, 2007 –

Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...

*'' P. maderianus'' Kulczyński, 1905 – Madeira, Israel *'' P. marionis'' (

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& Krause, 1994) – Cape Verde Is. *'' P. mimicus'' Strand, 1906 – Ethiopia *'' P. minimus'' (Caporiacco, 1933) –

Libya Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya bo ...

*'' P. modicus'' Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 – Tanzania, South Africa *'' P. moreanus'' Metzner, 1999 – Macedonia, Greece, Turkey *'' P. negevensis'' Prószyński, 2000 – Israel *'' P. nigrociliatus'' (Simon, 1875) – Canary Is.,

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...

, Turkey, Israel, Caucasus, Russia to Central Asia, China *'' P. obliquostriatus'' Caporiacco, 1940 – Ethiopia *'' P. obvolutus'' Dawidowicz & Wesolowska, 2016 – Kenya *'' P. pamiricus'' Logunov, Marusik & Rakov, 1999 – Tajikistan *'' P. peninsularis'' Emerton, 1925 – Canada, USA *'' P. perexcultus'' Clark & Benoit, 1977 – St. Helena *'' P. pseudobrevis'' Logunov, Marusik & Rakov, 1999 – Central Asia *'' P. pulcher'' Logunov, 1995 – Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia *'' P. purcelli'' Lessert, 1915 – Uganda *'' P. rufoclypeatus'' Peckham & Peckham, 1903 – South Africa *'' P. seriatus'' ( Thorell, 1875) – France, Greece, Macedonia, Bulgaria,

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

, Ukraine, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Middle Siberia), Kazakhstan, Central Asia *'' P. shoshonensis'' Gertsch, 1934 – USA *'' P. sibiricus'' Logunov & Marusik, 1994 – Russia, Central Asia, Mongolia, China *'' P. siculus'' Alicata & Cantarella, 2000 – Italy (

Sicily (man) it, Siciliana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = Ethnicity , demographics1_footnotes = , demographi ...

) *'' P. stepposus'' (Logunov, 1991) – Russia, Kazakhstan *'' P. striolatus'' Wesolowska & van Harten, 2002 – Yemen (

Socotra Socotra or Soqotra (; ar, سُقُطْرَىٰ ; so, Suqadara) is an island of the Republic of Yemen in the Indian Ocean, under the ''de facto'' control of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council, a secessionist participant in Yemen’s ...

) *'' P. sytchevskayae'' Logunov, Marusik & Rakov, 1999 –

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked cou ...

, Turkmenistan *'' P. tharinae'' Wesolowska, 2006 – Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa *'' P. tocharistanus'' Andreeva, 1976 – Central Asia *'' P. tripunctatus'' (Walckenaer, 1802) (

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) – Europe, Caucasus, Russia to Central Asia, China *'' P. turkmenicus'' Logunov, Marusik & Rakov, 1999 – Russia, Central Asia *'' P. unipunctus'' Saito, 1937 – China *'' P. univittatus'' (Caporiacco, 1939) – Ethiopia *'' P. vanharteni'' Wesolowska, 1998 – Cape Verde Is. *'' P. washonus'' Lowrie & Gertsch, 1955 – USA

References

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Photograph of ''P. brevis''

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