Species Colonus sylvanus

See the World Spider Catalog.

Formerly Thiodina sylvana.

The name sylvana suggests association with woodlands(1)

Body length about 7.5mm or less.

Epigynum:

Palp:

See "Notes on the jumping spiders Colonus puerperus (Hentz 1846) and Colonus sylvanus (Hentz 1846) in the southeastern United States" for info on distinguishing Colonus sylvanus from Colonus puerperus.

Eastern half of the United States.(1)

Usually associated with trees and is presumably arboreal.(1)

Egg sacs made in late spring or summer.(1)

Colonus puerperus males look superficially the same as the males of this species but can be separated in the field by the type of white patch in the middle of the carapace. The white patch on Colonus sylvanus is circular or squared. In contrast, C. puerperus has a longitudinal white stripe that reaches almost to the posterior edge of the carapace.

Richman, D.B. and R.S. Vetter. 2004. A review of the spider genus Thiodina (Araneae, Salticidae) in the United States. J. Arach. 32(3):418-431. A download is available on the AAS website.