''Salticus'' (from Latin “''saltus''” – leap or jump) is a genus of the family Salticidae (the jumping spiders). ''Salticus'' is the type genus for the family Salticidae.

Description

Coloration is determined by various scales (modified setae) covering a brown or black integument. Narrow scales (or hairs) may be black or red/rust colored, while broad scales are either iridescent (often magenta or green) or opaque granular white or yellow. Salticus palpalis male

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 The zebra jumping spider (''Salticus scenicus'') is a common jumping spider of the Northern Hemisphere. Their common name refers to their vivid black-and-white colouration, whilst their scientific name derives from ''Salticus'' from the Latin fo ...

'' (Clerck, 1757). Some ''Salticus'' species in the Southwestern US and Mexico have red and white transverse stripes on the abdomen, e.g. ''Salticus palpalis'' (Banks, 1904). Some lack the “zebra” stripes completely and have both dorsal abdomen and

cephalothorax The cephalothorax, also called prosoma in some groups, is a tagma of various arthropods, comprising the head and the thorax fused together, as distinct from the abdomen behind. (The terms ''prosoma'' and ''opisthosoma'' are equivalent to ''cepha ...

covered with iridescent scales, e.g. ''

Salticus peckhamae ''Salticus peckhamae'' is a species of jumping spider. It is found in the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North ...

'' (Cockerell, 1897). Since the dorsal coloration does not seem to be involved in the male’s courtship display the coloration may have been selected for camouflage or

mimicry In evolutionary biology, mimicry is an evolved resemblance between an organism and another object, often an organism of another species. Mimicry may evolve between different species, or between individuals of the same species. Often, mimicry f ...

. For example, there is a strong similarity between ''S. palpalis'' and ''

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'' sweat bees. ''Salticus'' species range in length from 3-7 mm. Males are smaller than females, but have elongated chelicerae and pedipalps.

Habits

Like most Salticidae, they prefer open, sunny habitats They are often found on vertical surfaces including man-made structures such as walls and fences or natural such as tree trunks. They are commonly found near water, where they feast on emergent aquatic

gnats A gnat () is any of many species of tiny flying insects in the dipterid suborder Nematocera, especially those in the families Mycetophilidae, Anisopodidae and Sciaridae. They can be both biting and non-biting. Most often they fly in large num ...

and other insects. One study recorded dipterans as 70% of prey item

''Salticus'' species have been observed preying on insects several times their body size.

Distribution

This genus has at least one species recorded from every continent except Antarctica. One common species, ''S. scenicus'', is a widely distributed Holarctic species associated with human habitations. ''S. scenicus'' has the second most jumping spider observations on iNaturalist. Most other ''Salticus'' species have a more restricted distribution. Two areas with high species diversity are the Southwestern portion of the United States (into Mexico) and the Mediterranean. Four species have been recorded from the

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Species

, the World Spider Catalog accepted these species: *''

Salticus afghanicus ''Salticus'' (from Latin “''saltus''” – leap or jump) is a genus of the family Salticidae (the jumping spiders). ''Salticus'' is the type genus for the family Salticidae. Description Coloration is determined by various scales (modified s ...

'' Logunov & Zamanpoore, 2005 – Afghanistan *''

Salticus aiderensis ''Salticus'' (from Latin “''saltus''” – leap or jump) is a genus of the family Salticidae (the jumping spiders). ''Salticus'' is the type genus for the family Salticidae. Description Coloration is determined by various scales (modified s ...

'' Logunov & Rakov, 1998 – Turkmenistan *''

Salticus alegranzaensis ''Salticus'' (from Latin “''saltus''” – leap or jump) is a genus of the family Salticidae (the jumping spiders). ''Salticus'' is the type genus for the family Salticidae. Description Coloration is determined by various scales (modified s ...

'' Wunderlich, 1995 – Canary Is. *''

Salticus annulatus ''Salticus'' (from Latin “''saltus''” – leap or jump) is a genus of the family Salticidae (the jumping spiders). ''Salticus'' is the type genus for the family Salticidae. Description Coloration is determined by various scales (modified s ...

'' (Giebel, 1870) – South Africa *''

Salticus austinensis ''Salticus austinensis'', the zebra spider, is a species of jumping spider. It is found in the United States, Mexico, and Central America Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are de ...

'' Gertsch, 1936 – United States, Mexico, Central America *''

Salticus beneficus ''Salticus'' (from Latin “''saltus''” – leap or jump) is a genus of the family Salticidae (the jumping spiders). ''Salticus'' is the type genus for the family Salticidae. Description Coloration is determined by various scales (modified s ...

'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885) – China (Yarkand) *''

Salticus bonaerensis ''Salticus'' (from Latin “''saltus''” – leap or jump) is a genus of the family Salticidae (the jumping spiders). ''Salticus'' is the type genus for the family Salticidae. Description Coloration is determined by various scales (modified s ...

'' Holmberg, 1876 – Argentina *''

Salticus brasiliensis ''Salticus'' (from Latin “''saltus''” – leap or jump) is a genus (biology), genus of the family Salticidae (the jumping spiders). ''Salticus'' is the type genus for the family Salticidae. Description Coloration is determined by various sc ...

'' Lucas, 1833 – Brazil *''

Salticus canariensis ''Salticus'' (from Latin “''saltus''” – leap or jump) is a genus of the family Salticidae (the jumping spiders). ''Salticus'' is the type genus for the family Salticidae. Description Coloration is determined by various scales (modified ...

'' Wunderlich, 1987 – Canary Is. *''

Salticus cingulatus ''Salticus cingulatus'' is a Palearctic jumping spider of the family Salticidae. Description 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 distall ...

'' (Panzer, 1797) – Europe, Turkey, Iran, Russia (Europe to Far East), Kazakhstan, Mongolia *'' Salticus confusus'' Lucas, 1846 – Portugal, Spain, France (Corsica), Bulgaria, Greece (Crete), Algeria *''

Salticus conjonctus ''Salticus'' (from Latin “''saltus''” – leap or jump) is a genus of the family Salticidae (the jumping spiders). ''Salticus'' is the type genus for the family Salticidae. Description Coloration is determined by various scales (modified ...

'' (Simon, 1868) – France, Italy *''

Salticus coronatus ''Salticus coronatus'' is a species of spider in the family Salticidae endemic to Madagascar. References Salticidae Spiders of Madagascar Spiders described in 1887 {{Salticidae-stub ...

'' (Camboué, 1887) – Madagascar *'' Salticus devotus'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885) – China (Yarkand) *''

Salticus dzhungaricus ''Salticus'' (from Latin “''saltus''” – leap or jump) is a genus of the family Salticidae (the jumping spiders). ''Salticus'' is the type genus for the family Salticidae. Description Coloration is determined by various scales (modified ...

'' Logunov, 1992 – Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan *'' Salticus falcarius'' (Hentz, 1846) – United States *''

Salticus flavicruris ''Salticus'' (from Latin “''saltus''” – leap or jump) is a genus (biology), genus of the family Salticidae (the jumping spiders). ''Salticus'' is the type genus for the family Salticidae. Description Coloration is determined by various sc ...

'' (Rainbow, 1897) – Australia (New South Wales) *''

Salticus gomerensis ''Salticus'' (from Latin “''saltus''” – leap or jump) is a genus of the family Salticidae (the jumping spiders). ''Salticus'' is the type genus for the family Salticidae. Description Coloration is determined by various scales (modified ...

'' Wunderlich, 1987 – Canary Is. *''

Salticus insperatus ''Salticus'' (from Latin “''saltus''” – leap or jump) is a genus of the family Salticidae (the jumping spiders). ''Salticus'' is the type genus for the family Salticidae. Description Coloration is determined by various scales (modified ...

'' Logunov, 2009 – Iran *'' Salticus iteacus'' Metzner, 1999 – Greece *''

Salticus jugularis ''Salticus'' (from Latin “''saltus''” – leap or jump) is a genus of the family Salticidae (the jumping spiders). ''Salticus'' is the type genus for the family Salticidae. Description Coloration is determined by various scales (modified ...

'' Simon, 1900 – Australia (Queensland) *''

Salticus karakumensis ''Salticus'' (from Latin “''saltus''” – leap or jump) is a genus of the family Salticidae (the jumping spiders). ''Salticus'' is the type genus for the family Salticidae. Description Coloration is determined by various scales (modified ...

'' Logunov & Ponomarev, 2020 – Turkmenistan *''

Salticus kraali ''Salticus'' (from Latin “''saltus''” – leap or jump) is a genus of the family Salticidae (the jumping spiders). ''Salticus'' is the type genus for the family Salticidae. Description Coloration is determined by various scales (modified ...

'' (Thorell, 1878) – Indonesia (Ambon) *''

Salticus latidentatus ''Salticus latidentatus'' is a species of jumping spider that occurs in Russia, Mongolia and 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 pop ...

'' Roewer, 1951 – Russia (South Siberia, Far East), Mongolia, China, Japan *''

Salticus lucasi ''Salticus'' (from Latin “''saltus''” – leap or jump) is a genus of the family Salticidae (the jumping spiders). ''Salticus'' is the type genus for the family Salticidae. Description Coloration is determined by various scales (modified ...

'' Zamani, Hosseini & Moradmand, 2020 – Iran *''

Salticus major ''Salticus'' (from Latin “''saltus''” – leap or jump) is a genus (biology), genus of the family Salticidae (the jumping spiders). ''Salticus'' is the type genus for the family Salticidae. Description Coloration is determined by various sc ...

'' (Simon, 1868) – Portugal, Spain, France *''

Salticus mandibularis ''Salticus'' (from Latin “''saltus''” – leap or jump) is a genus of the family Salticidae (the jumping spiders). ''Salticus'' is the type genus for the family Salticidae. Description Coloration is determined by various scales (modified ...

'' (Simon, 1868) – Greece *''

Salticus meticulosus ''Salticus'' (from Latin “''saltus''” – leap or jump) is a genus of the family Salticidae (the jumping spiders). ''Salticus'' is the type genus for the family Salticidae. Description Coloration is determined by various scales (modified ...

'' Lucas, 1846 – Algeria *''

Salticus modicus ''Salticus'' (from Latin “''saltus''” – leap or jump) is a genus of the family Salticidae (the jumping spiders). ''Salticus'' is the type genus for the family Salticidae. Description Coloration is determined by various scales (modified ...

'' (Simon, 1875) – France *''

Salticus mutabilis ''Salticus'' (from Latin “''saltus''” – leap or jump) is a genus of the family Salticidae (the jumping spiders). ''Salticus'' is the type genus for the family Salticidae. Description Coloration is determined by various scales (modified ...

'' Lucas, 1846 – Europe, Savage Is., Azores, Morocco, Egypt, Georgia, Argentina *'' Salticus noordami'' Metzner, 1999 – Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Israel, Iran *''

Salticus olivaceus ''Salticus'' (from Latin “''saltus''” – leap or jump) is a genus of the family Salticidae (the jumping spiders). ''Salticus'' is the type genus for the family Salticidae. Description Coloration is determined by various scales (modified ...

'' (L. Koch, 1867) – Spain to Israel *''

Salticus palpalis ''Salticus palpalis'' is a species of spider from the family Salticidae. Description The species are black coloured, with white stripes on the back. The males have brownish back, while females are completely black. References Salticidae ...

'' (Banks, 1904) – United States, Mexico *''

Salticus paludivagus ''Salticus'' (from Latin “''saltus''” – leap or jump) is a genus of the family Salticidae (the jumping spiders). ''Salticus'' is the type genus for the family Salticidae. Description Coloration is determined by various scales (modified ...

'' Lucas, 1846 – Algeria *''

'' (Cockerell, 1897) – United States *''

Salticus perogaster ''Salticus'' (from Latin “''saltus''” – leap or jump) is a genus of the family Salticidae (the jumping spiders). ''Salticus'' is the type genus for the family Salticidae. Description Coloration is determined by various scales (modified ...

'' (Thorell, 1881) – Papua New Guinea (Yule Is.) *''

Salticus propinquus ''Salticus'' (from Latin “''saltus''” – leap or jump) is a genus of the family Salticidae (the jumping spiders). ''Salticus'' is the type genus for the family Salticidae. Description Coloration is determined by various scales (modified ...

'' Lucas, 1846 – Mediterranean *''

Salticus proszynskii ''Salticus'' (from Latin “''saltus''” – leap or jump) is a genus of the family Salticidae (the jumping spiders). ''Salticus'' is the type genus for the family Salticidae. Description Coloration is determined by various scales (modified ...

'' Logunov, 1992 – Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan *'' Salticus quagga'' Miller, 1971 – Hungary, Slovakia *''

Salticus ravus ''Salticus'' (from Latin “''saltus''” – leap or jump) is a genus of the family Salticidae (the jumping spiders). ''Salticus'' is the type genus for the family Salticidae. Description Coloration is determined by various scales (modified ...

'' (Bösenberg, 1895) – Canary Is. *''

Salticus ressli ''Salticus'' (from Latin “''saltus''” – leap or jump) is a genus of the family Salticidae (the jumping spiders). ''Salticus'' is the type genus for the family Salticidae. Description Coloration is determined by various scales (modified ...

'' Logunov, 2015 – Turkey *''

'' (Clerck, 1757) ( type species) – North America, Europe, Russia (Europe to Far East), Caucasus, Kazakhstan, Iran *''

Salticus scitulus ''Salticus'' (from Latin “''saltus''” – leap or jump) is a genus of the family Salticidae (the jumping spiders). ''Salticus'' is the type genus for the family Salticidae. Description Coloration is determined by various scales (modified ...

'' (Simon, 1868) – France (Corsica) *''

Salticus tricinctus ''Salticus'' (from Latin “''saltus''” – leap or jump) is a genus (biology), genus of the family Salticidae (the jumping spiders). ''Salticus'' is the type genus for the family Salticidae. Description Coloration is determined by various sc ...

'' (C. L. Koch, 1846) – Mediterranean to Central Asia, Afghanistan *'' Salticus truncatus'' Simon, 1937 – France *''

Salticus turkmenicus ''Salticus'' (from Latin “''saltus''” – leap or jump) is a genus of the family Salticidae (the jumping spiders). ''Salticus'' is the type genus for the family Salticidae. Description Coloration is determined by various scales (modified ...

'' Logunov & Rakov, 1998 – Turkmenistan *''

Salticus unciger ''Salticus'' (from Latin “''saltus''” – leap or jump) is a genus of the family Salticidae (the jumping spiders). ''Salticus'' is the type genus for the family Salticidae. Description Coloration is determined by various scales (modified s ...

'' (Simon, 1868) – Southern Europe *''

Salticus unicolor ''Salticus'' (from Latin “''saltus''” – leap or jump) is a genus of the family Salticidae (the jumping spiders). ''Salticus'' is the type genus for the family Salticidae. Description Coloration is determined by various scales (modified s ...

'' (Simon, 1868) – Greece (Corfu) *''

Salticus zebraneus ''Salticus'' (from Latin “''saltus''” – leap or jump) is a genus of the family Salticidae (the jumping spiders). ''Salticus'' is the type genus for the family Salticidae. Description Coloration is determined by various scales (modified s ...

'' (C. L. Koch, 1837) – Europe, Turkey, Russia (Europe, Caucasus), Iran

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