Salticidae
(Jumping Spiders)

The spider family Salticidae, commonly known as Jumping Spiders, have been sighted 1055 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Salticidae includes 53 countries and 48 states in the United States. Salticidae is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of May.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Arachnida
  • Order: Araneae
  • Suborder: Araneomorphae
  • Family: Salticidae

Common Name (AASMore information icon)

Jumping Spiders

Author

John Blackwall, 1841

Sightings Overview

There have been 1055 confirmed sightings of Salticidae (Jumping Spiders), with the most recent sighting submitted on February 19, 2024 by Spider ID member hakuna-matata. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 1055 sightings because of certain Salticidae sightings reporting incomplete data.

  • Web: 6% of the time, Salticidae spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 1053)
  • Sex: 41 female and 165 male.
  • Environment: Salticidae has been sighted 769 times outdoors, and 379 times indoors.
  • Outdoors: Man-made structure (483). On flower (10). Low foliage (121). High foliage (35). Ground layer (62). Under rock or debris (9). Freshwater river, lake, stream (8). Saltwater (3). Open field, pasture, grassland (9). Forest (24). Desert area (5).

Location and Range

Salticidae (Jumping Spiders) has been sighted in the following countries: Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Belgium, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Cape Verde, Croatia, Cyprus, Ecuador, Egypt, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vietnam.

Salticidae has also been sighted in the following states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.

Seasonality

Salticidae has been primarily sighted during the month of May.

  • January: 27
  • February: 66
  • March: 124
  • April: 190
  • May: 368
  • June: 109
  • July: 25
  • August: 30
  • September: 29
  • October: 41
  • November: 12
  • December: 32


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Genus: Carrhotus

Genus: Chrysilla

Genus: Colonus

Genus: Cosmophasis

Genus: Cybra

Genus: Diolenius

Genus: Epeus

Genus: Epocilla (Orange Jumping Spiders)

Genus: Eris

Genus: Euophrys

Genus: Habronattus

Genus: Harmochirus

Genus: Hasarius

Genus: Heliophanus

Genus: Hentzia

Genus: Hyllus

Genus: Icius

Genus: Leptorchestes

Genus: Lyssomanes (Translucent Green Jumpers)

Genus: Maevia

Genus: Marpissa

Genus: Megafreya

Genus: Menemerus

Genus: Metacyrba

Genus: Myrmarachne

Genus: Naphrys

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Genus: Phidippus

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Genus: Phintelloides

Genus: Platycryptus

Genus: Plexippus

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Genus: Pseudeuophrys

Genus: Rhene

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Genus: Siler

Genus: Sitticus

Genus: Stenaelurillus

Genus: Telamonia

Genus: Thiania

Genus: Thyene

Genus: Trite

Genus: Tutelina


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