Spiders of the Netherlands
Salticidae
- Jumping spiders
Marpissa
Salticus
Euophrys
Heliophanus
The family Salticidae (Jumping spiders) is represented in the Netherlands by 18 genera.
Jumping spiders are active hunters who leap onto their prey. They have excellent eye-sight
enabling them to make out potential prey from a distance.
| Genera | species | |
| Aelurillus | 1 | |
| Ballus | 1 | |
| Dendryphantes | 1 |  |
| Euophrys | 2 | |
| Evarcha | 3 | |
| Hasarius | 1 | |
| Heliophanus | 6 | |
| Marpissa | 4 | |
| Myrmarachne | 1 | |
| Neon | 2 | |
| Pellenes | 1 | |
| Phlegra | 1 | |
| Pseudeuophrys | 1 | |
| Salticus | 3 | |
| Sibianor | 1 | |
| Sitticus | 5 | |
| Synageles | 2 | |
| Talavera | 2 |
| external reference |
| Nederlands soortenregister |
| the taxonomicon |
| World Spider Catalog (v10.0) |
| images |
| Tierdoku |
| Ed Nieuwenhuys |
| Jorgen Lissner |
| Le monde des insectes |
| Search for Salticidae |
| Search with Google |
| Properties family Salticidae |
| carapace: |
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AME very large carapace square-fronted eye region often clustered with dense setae |
| legs: |
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two tarsal claws, usually with claw tufts |
| spinnerets: |
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short anterior and posterior spinnerets equal in length |