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COMMON JUMPING SPIDERS IN SABAH

蜘蛛圖鑑

跳蛛科(蠅虎科)
 

Family : Salticidae
(Jumping Spider)

Bianor KNPHeliophanus SABAHEvarcha KNPEvarcha KNPMendoza KNPAsemonea KNPBianor KNP


The Family of Salticidae has 18 Subfamilies

1 Siler semiglaucus Simon, 19014.5mm Female Aelurillinae
Aelurillus, Asianellus, Langelurillus, Langona, Microheros, Phlegra,  Proszynskiana, Rafalus, Stenaelurillus

Afraflacilla,Flacillula

Aphirape, Capidava, Chira, Edilemma, Eustiromastix, Freya, Frigga, Kalcerrytus, Nycerella, Pachomius, Phiale, Sumampattus,Trydarssus, Tullgrenella, Wedoquella

Silerini : Siler
2 Agoriinae

Bristowia ROSE

3   Amycinae

Amycus, Acragas, Encolpius, Hypaeus, Mago, Noegus
 

4 Myrmarachne SG TAWAU Ballinae
5 Rhene flavigera Dendryphantinae

Dendryphantini : Anicius Chamberlin, Ashtabula , Avitus , Bagheera , Beata , Bellota , Bryantella , Cerionesta , Chirothecia Taczanowski, Dendryphantes, Empanda, Eris , Gastromicans , Ghelna Maddison, Hentzia Marx, Lurio , Macaroeris Wunderlich, Mburuvicha Scioscia,
Metaphidippus, Osericta , Paradamoetas , Paramarpissa, Paraphidippus, Parnaenus , Pelegrina , Phanias,  Galapagos, Phidippus, Sassacus , Sebastira , Selimus , Semora , Semorina , Terralonus Maddison, Thammaca , Tulpius ,Tutelina , Tuvaphantes Logunov,

Donaldiini : Donaldius

Rhenini : Alcmena , Homalattus , Napoca , Rhene, Romitia Caporiacco, Tacuna , Zeuxippus Thorell,

Rudrini : Mabellina , Nagaina , Poultonella, Pseudomaevia, Rudra

Zygoballini : Messua, Rhetenor, Zygoballus

6 Euophryinae  560 Genus  Bathippus, Saitis, Thorelliola

Bathippus TAWAU

7 Hasariinae

?

8 Heliophaninae

Phintella

Icius TAWAUHeliophanus SABAHOrsima PORING

9 Hisponinae

?

10 Lyssomaninae

Asemonea, Goleba, Macopaeus, Onomastus, Pachyonomastus, Pandisus, Chinoscopus, Lyssomanes

Asemonea KNP

11 Marpissinae

Simaetha

12 黑色蟻蛛 Myrmarachne inermichelis Myrmarachninae

205 species in 4 Genus

13 PelleninaeBianor KNP
14 Plexippinae

ViciriaPtocasius PORING

15   Salticinae

?

16 Portia fimbriata The Spartaeinae : a subfamily of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders)established by Fred R. Wanless in 1984 to include the groups Boetheae, Cocaleae, Lineae, Codeteae and Cyrbeae, which in turn were defined by Eugθne Simon.


Allococalodes, Araneotanna, Brettus, Cenattus, Cocalodes, Cocalus, Cyrba, Eolinus, Gelotia, Holcolaetis, Lapsias, Meleon, Mintonia, Neobrettus, Paracyrba, Paralinus, Phaeacius, Portia, Sonoita, Taraxella, Veissella, Wanlessia, Yaginumanis, Sparbambus, Spartaeus
 

17 Synageles venator Synagelinae
18   Synemosyninae

Family: Salticidae
Genus: Harmochirus

9 Species
Harmochirus bianoriformis (Strand, 1907) — Central, East Africa, Madagascar
Harmochirus brachiatus (Thorell, 1877) — India, Bhutan to Taiwan, Indonesia
Harmochirus duboscqi (Berland & Millot, 1941) — Ivory Coast, Senegal
Harmochirus insulanus (Kishida, 1914) — China, Korea, Japan
Harmochirus lloydi Narayan, 1915 — India
Harmochirus luculentus Simon, 1885 — Central, East, Southern Africa, Zanzibar
Harmochirus pineus Xiao & Wang, 2005 — China
Harmochirus proszynski Zhu & Song, 2001 — China
Harmochirus zabkai Logunov, 2001 — India, Nepal, Vietnam

Harmochirus brachiatus(普)
 鰓蛤莫蛛
體長4.5mm

Taiwan

Harmochirus brachiatus

(Thorell, 1877)
Oriental Region, Australia, Japan
 

Harmochirus brachiatus

MALE  2.5mm Common

9-7-2009 PUI YUK

Harmochirus brachiatus

FEMAL 2.5mm Common

9-7-2009 PUI YUK

 

Harmochirus brachiatus (Thorell, 1877)

Female

Singapore

 

Harmochirus brachiatus

Female

Genting, Malaysia


Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Sitticinae

Genus: Sitticus

Their size varies between 4 - 8 mm.

 

Sitticus rupicola male

Sitticus pubescens

Sitticus sp.
蠅虎(52)


Jumping spiders

The jumping spider family (Salticidae) contains more than 500 described genera and over 5,000 species, making it the largest family of spiders with about 13% of all species (Peng et al., 2002). Jumping spiders have good vision and use it for hunting and navigating. They are capable of jumping from place to place, secured by a silk tether. Both their book lungs and the tracheal system are well-developed, as they depend on both systems (bimodal breathing).

Habitat

Jumping spiders live in a variety of habitats. Tropical forests harbor the most species, but they are also found in temperate forests, scrub lands, deserts, intertidal zones, and even mountains. Euophrys omnisuperstes is a species reported to have been collected at the highest elevation, on the slopes of Mt. Everest (Wanless, 1975).

Jumping spiders are generally recognized by their eye pattern.

Behaviour

Jumping spiders are generally diurnal, active hunters. Their well developed internal hydraulic system extends their limbs by altering the pressure of body fluid (blood) within them. This enables the spiders to jump without having large muscular legs like a grasshopper. The jumping spider can therefore jump 20 to 60 or even 75-80 times the length of their body. When a jumping spider is moving from place to place, and especially just before it jumps, it tethers a filament of silk to whatever it is standing on. Should it fall for one reason or another, it climbs back up the silk tether. Jumping spiders are Scopula bearing spiders, which means that they have a very interesting Tarsal section. And the end of each leg they have hundreds of tiny hairs, which each then split into hundreds more tiny hairs, each tipped with an "end foot". These thousands of tiny feet allow them to climb up and across virtually any terrain. They can even climb up glass by gripping onto the tiny imperfections, usually an impossible task for any spider.

Jumping spiders also use their silk to weave small tent-like dwellings where females can protect their eggs, and which also serve as a shelter while moulting.

Jumping spiders are known for their curiosity. If approached by a human hand, instead of scuttling away to safety as most spiders do, the jumping spider will usually leap and turn to face the hand. Further approach may result in the spider jumping backwards while still eyeing the hand. The tiny creature will even raise its forelimbs and "hold its ground". Because of this contrast to other arachnids, the jumping spider is regarded as inquisitive as it is seemingly interested in whatever approaches it.

Jumping spiders are in the family Salticidae. Jumping spiders come in many sizes and color patterns. Active hunters during the day with good eyesight, relying primarily on movement to locate prey.

The jumping spider family (Salticidae) contains more than 500 described genera and over 5,000 species, making it the largest family of spiders with about 13% of all species (Peng et al., 2002). Jumping spiders have good vision and use it for hunting and navigating. They are capable of jumping from place to place, secured by a silk tether. Both their book lungs and the tracheal system are well-developed, as they depend on both systems (bimodal breathing).

They stalk their prey before attacking in a fast leap. Jumping spiders put out a line of webbing when they jump and can sometimes be seen dangling from this silken dragline after a leap that fails.

Many jumping spiders are bold, stocky and often brightly colored. They often have conspicuous bands of black and white on their bodies or legs. Others have velvety red abdomens and some even have metallic colors on the chelicerae.

Jumping spiders have eight eyes, with one large pair in the front. Like most spiders, jumping spiders are not considered hazardous to humans and are unlikely to bite unless cornered or handled.


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