Family: SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841
jumping spiders
Similar Families
CORINNIDAE OXYOPIDAE THOMISIDAE
Family Name Authority
Blackwall, J. 1841. The difference in the number of eyes with which spiders are provided proposed as the basis of their distribution into tribes; with descriptions of newly discovered species and the characters of a new family and three new genera of spiders. Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. 18: 601-670.
Nearctic Taxonomic/Species Richness
Number of Nearctic Species: 336 (as documented in the World Spider Catalog & includes introductions)
Relative taxonomic/species richness for Nearctic families each with greater than 50 member species. Values in brackets are total number of Nearctic species.
Nearctic/Palearctic Genera
| # | Genus | Ref. | Common Name |
| 1 | Admestina Peckham & Peckham, 1888 |  |
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| 2 | Aelurillus Simon, 1884 | |
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| 3 | Agassa Simon, 1901 | |
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| 4 | Anasaitis Bryant, 1950 | |
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| 5 | Asianellus Logunov & Heciak, 1996 | |
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| 6 | Attidops Banks, 1905 | |
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| 7 | Bagheera Peckham & Peckham, 1896 | |
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| 8 | Beata Peckham & Peckham, 1895 | |
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| 9 | Bellota Peckham & Peckham, 1892 | |
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| 10 | Bredana Gertsch, 1936 | |
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| 11 | Carrhotus Thorell, 1891 | |
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| 12 | Chalcoscirtus Bertkau, 1880 | |
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| 13 | Cheliferoides F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1901 | |
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| 14 | Chinattus Logunov, 1999 | |
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| 15 | Corythalia C. L. Koch, 1850 | |
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| 16 | Dendryphantes C. L. Koch, 1837 | |
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| 17 | Epocilla Thorell, 1887 | |
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| 18 | Eris C. L. Koch, 1846 | |
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| 19 | Euophrys C. L. Koch, 1834 | |
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| 20 | Evarcha Simon, 1902 | |
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| 21 | Ghelna Maddison, 1996 | |
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| 22 | Habronattus F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1901 | |
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| 23 | Hakka Berry & Prószyn'ski, 2001 | |
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| 24 | Hasarius Simon, 1871 | |
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| 25 | Havaika Prószyn'ski, 2002 | |
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| 26 | Heliophanus C. L. Koch, 1833 | |
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| 27 | Hentzia Marx, 1883 | |
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| 28 | Icius Simon, 1876 | |
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| 29 | Lyssomanes Hentz, 1845 | |
translucent green jumpers |
| 30 | Maevia C. L. Koch, 1846 | |
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| 31 | Marchena Peckham & Peckham, 1909 | |
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| 32 | Marpissa C. L. Koch, 1846 | |
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| 33 | Mendoza Peckham & Peckham, 1894 | |
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| 34 | Menemerus Simon, 1868 | |
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| 35 | Messua Peckham & Peckham, 1896 | |
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| 36 | Metacyrba F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1901 | |
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| 37 | Metaphidippus F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1901 | |
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| 38 | Mexigonus Edwards, 2002 | |
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| 39 | Myrmarachne MacLeay, 1839 | |
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| 40 | Naphrys Edwards, 2002 | |
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| 41 | Neon Simon, 1876 | |
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| 42 | Neonella Gertsch, 1936 | |
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| 43 | Pancorius Simon, 1902 | |
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| 44 | Paradamoetas Peckham & Peckham, 1885 | |
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| 45 | Paramarpissa F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1901 | |
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| 46 | Paraphidippus F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1901 | |
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| 47 | Peckhamia Simon, 1901 | |
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| 48 | Pelegrina Franganillo, 1930 | |
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| 49 | Pellenes Simon, 1876 | |
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| 50 | Phanias F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1901 | |
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| 51 | Phidippus C. L. Koch, 1846 | |
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| 52 | Philaeus Thorell, 1869 | |
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| 53 | Phintella Strand, 1906 | |
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| 54 | Phlegra Simon, 1876 | |
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| 55 | Platycryptus Hill, 1979 | |
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| 56 | Plexippus C. L. Koch, 1846 | |
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| 57 | Poultonella Peckham & Peckham, 1909 | |
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| 58 | Pseudeuophrys Dahl, 1912 | |
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| 59 | Pseudicius Simon, 1885 | |
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| 60 | Rhene Thorell, 1869 | |
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| 61 | Rhetenor Simon, 1902 | |
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| 62 | Salticus Latreille, 1804 | |
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| 63 | Sarinda Peckham & Peckham, 1892 | |
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| 64 | Sassacus Peckham & Peckham, 1895 | |
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| 65 | Sibianor Logunov, 2001 | |
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| 66 | Sitticus Simon, 1901 | |
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| 67 | Synageles Simon, 1876 | |
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| 68 | Synemosyna Hentz, 1846 | |
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| 69 | Talavera Peckham & Peckham, 1909 | |
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| 70 | Terralonus Maddison, 1996 | |
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| 71 | Thiania C. L. Koch, 1846 | |
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| 72 | Thiodina Simon, 1900 | |
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| 73 | Thorelliola Strand, 1942 | |
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| 74 | Tutelina Simon, 1901 | |
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| 75 | Zygoballus Peckham & Peckham, 1885 | |
Nearctic/Palearctic Species Images
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