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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

Zebra Jumping Spider - Salticus scenicus - female

Jumping spider with prey - Salticus scenicus - male

Zebra Spider predatng on moth - Salticus scenicus

ID this jumping spider? - Salticus scenicus

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

Female:

Male (long chelicerae):

Palp:

Range

Throughout southern Canada and the entire United States, though doesn't 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

Tree of Life images by Wayne Maddison: http://www.tolweb.org/Salticus_scenicus/5663

Salticidae.org images by Dr. J. Holstein: http://salticidae.org/salticid/diagnost/salticus/sce-hol-ph.htm

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 8 October, 2015 - 8:09pm

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