Subfamily Plexippinae

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Spiders of Borneo > Family Salticidae > Subfamily Plexippinae

EASILY CONFUSED FOUR GRAY SPIDERS

Menemerus fulvus is often confused with 3 other wall jumper species because their body shape structure and grey colour patent. Male and female among these 4 species are inter-misidentified as each other's.
Here are the 4 species of grey wall jumpers :

Subfamily Heliophaninae	Subfamily Plexippinae	Subfamily Heliophaninae	Subfamily Plexippinae
Menemerus bivittatus	Plexippus petersi	Menemerus fulvus	Plexippus paykulli

Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Plexippinae
Tribe: Hyllini
Genus: Hyllus 蠅象屬
A genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders).

Most species occur in Africa and Madagascar, many in Australasia up to India.
Hyllus spiders are big (often over 10mm). They have a thickset cephalothorax and their legs are densely covered with hairs.

Most species occur in Africa and Madagascar, many in Australasia up to India.

Hyllus spiders are big (often over 10mm). They have a thickset cephalothorax and their legs are densely covered with hairs.

Hyllus lacertosus

Male
2009

Female
2009

Hyllus semicupreus

Hyllus diardi

Female
2014

Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Plexippinae
Tribe: Hyllini

Genus Evarcha
條斑蠅虎屬

The male is about 5 mm large while the female is about 7 mm. The body of the male has a deep black color while the body of the female is brown and white. They live in dry meadows and forests.
Genus Evarcha Species are found in silken cells in low vegetation in the open. They are not colorful and are sturdy, solid-looking spiders.
This well known and widespread genus are stocky, dull brown colored spiders, often associated with shortish plants in damp areas. The cephalothorax is thick, the top fairly flat with the rear of the thorax and the sides very steep.
The carapace is a broad oval, longer than wide and truncated at the rear.
The abdomen is oval, slightly pointed near the spinnerets. The legs are not particularly long but quite spiny, with legs I very slightly more robust than the others.

Evarcha bulbosa Male ♂5.5mm 4-8-2015 TUE BUKIT TINAGAT HILL	Evarcha KNP 16-12-2009 Kinabalu National Park Evarcha KNP 16-12-2009 Kinabalu National Park
Evarcha flavocincta 12-12-2009 Nirvana Memorial Park	Evarcha MEROTAI Merotai 8-11-2006

Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Plexippinae
Tribe: Plexippini

Genus: Ptocasius
毛垛兜跳蛛
Ptocasius genus belong to Salticidae family (jumping spiders).

There are 12 Species
Ptocasius fulvonitens Simon, 1902 — Sri Lanka
Ptocasius gratiosus Peckham & Peckham, 1907 — Singapore
Ptocasius kinhi Zabka, 1985 — China, Vietnam
Ptocasius linzhiensis Hu, 2001 — China
Ptocasius montiformis Song, 1991 — China
Ptocasius plumipalpis (Thorell, 1895) — Myanmar
Ptocasius songi Logunov, 1995 — China
Ptocasius strupifer Simon, 1901 — China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam
Ptocasius variegatus Logunov, 1995 — Kazakhstan
Ptocasius vittatus Song, 1991 — China
Ptocasius weyersi Simon, 1885 — Sumatra
Ptocasius yunnanensis Song, 1991 — China

Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Plexippinae
Tribe: Viciriini

Genus: Epeus 綠蠅虎
They are often found on broad-leaved plants or shrubs of rain forest, or in gardens of Southeast Asia.

Epeus alboguttatus
白斑艾普遍蛛
Male 7mm
9-8-2009 BUKIT GEMOK
中國蜘蛛生態大圖鑑 Page 604

Epeus flavobilineatus

Male
12-7-2009 STADIUM

Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Plexippinae
Tribe: Plexippini

Genus Burmattus
The genus name is combined from Burma and the common ending for salticid genera -attus. TOTAL 3 Species in records.
Only 3 Species
Burmattus albopunctatus (Thorell, 1895) — Myanmar
Burmattus pococki (Thorell, 1895) — Myanmar to China, Japan, Vietnam
Burmattus sinicus Prószyński, 1992 — China

Burmattus GOMANDONG
Female
11-9-2010 GOMANDONG

Burmattus GERGASSI
Female 13mm
31-8-2009 Gergassi

Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Plexippinae
Tribe: Plexippini

Genus: Plexippus
There are 35 species around the world.

Plexippus paykulli 12-12-2009 BCCM
Plexippus petersi MALE & FEMALE	Plexippus HOTSPRING MALE Rear to find this species. This is the only image available.