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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Jumping Spiders (Salticidae) » Salticus » Zebra Jumper (Salticus scenicus)

Species Salticus scenicus - Zebra Jumper

Classification · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Life Cycle · Remarks · Internet References
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)
No Taxon (Entelegynae)
Family Salticidae (Jumping Spiders)
Genus Salticus
Species scenicus (Zebra Jumper)
Other Common Names
Zebra Spider
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
See the World Spider Catalog.
Explanation of Names
First described in 1757 by Carl Alexander Clerck as Araneus scenicus

from Greek skenikos (σκηνικος)- "of the stage, theatrical"
Size
Body length of female 4 to 6.5mm; of male 4 to 5.5mm
Identification
Male (long chelicerae)

Palp (ventral/lateral)

Female
Range
Throughout southern Canada and the entire United States, though it does not appear to be common in the south.
Season
Mature males have been found from April to July, females from mid-May to late October.
Life Cycle
Egg sac is loosely woven and irregularly shaped and surrounded by a tangled mass of threads. It typically contains about 15-25 individual eggs. Spiderlings emerge from the egg sac in about three weeks.
Remarks
Seems to be an imported European species that is now widespread in North America.
Internet References
Clerck's original description of the species (in Swedish and Latin): Svenska Spindlar, p. 117
Video of Salticus scenicus by D. Walton
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 12 April, 2004 - 6:10pm
Additional contributions by Lynette Elliott, cheins, Chuck Entz, Dick Walton, kschnei, Mandy Howe
Last updated 1 January, 2023 - 5:37pm

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