Jumping Spiders

Superfamily Salticoidea

Jumping Spiders are so called because they are capable of jumping from places to places. They have good vision. The most famous member of this family in Singapore is the Fighting Spider (Thiania bhamoensis).

Jumping Spiders (Family Salticidae)

1. Constricted Agorius Agorius constrictus
2. Anarrhotus fossulatus
3. Artabrus erythrocephalus
4. Asemonea tenuipes
5. Augustaea formicaria
6. Bavia aericeps
7. Bavia capistrata
8. Six-spotted Jumping Spider Bavia sexpunctata
9. Bianor angulosus
10. Bocus angusticollis
11. Bristowia heterospinosa
12. Four-dotted Grass Spider Burmattus albopunctatus
13. Carrhotus coronatus
14. Carrhotus sannio
15. Carrhotus viduus
16. Chalcovietnamicus daiqini
17. Chalcovietnamicus vietnamensis
18. Chrysilla acerosa
19. Chrysilla delicata
20. Elegant Golden Jumper Chrysilla lauta
21. Grey Cocalus Cocalus murinus
22. Colyttus bilineatus
23. Colyttus nigriceps
24. Colyttus striatus
25. Copocrossa politiventris
26. Lami Beach Northern Jumper Cosmophasis lami
27. Cosmophasis quadricincta
28. Sea-green Northern Jumper Cosmophasis thalassina
29. Cytaea dispalans
30. Cytaea oreophila
31. Dendroicius hotaruae
32. Diplocanthopoda marina
33. Emertonius exasperans
34. Epeus alboguttatus
35. Yellow-lined Epeus Epeus flavobilineatus
36. Epeus furcatus
37. Epeus glorius
38. Epeus sumatranus
39. Epocilla calcarata
40. Epocilla praetextata
41. Evarcha besar
42. Evarcha bulbosa
43. Evarcha flavocincta
44. Gedea tibialis
45. Gelotia argenteolimbata
46. Gelotia bimaculata
47. Gelotia syringopalpis
48. Harmochirus brachiatus
49. Adanson's House Jumper Hasarius adansoni
50. Heavy Jumper Hyllus diardi
51. Hyllus keratodes
52. Heavy-bodied Jumper Hyllus semicupreus
53. Idastrandia orientalis
54. Indopadilla nesinor
55. Indopadilla vimedaba
56. Kelawakaju leucomelas
57. Kelawakaju singapura
58. Langerra oculina
59. Mangrove Jumper Ligurra latidens
60. Maripanthus draconis
61. Grey Wall Jumper Menemerus bivittatus
62. Menemerus nigli
63. Mintonia protuberans
64. Mintonia silvicola
65. Red Weaver Ant-mimicking Spider Myrmaplata plataleoides
66. Myrmaplata wanlessi
67. Myrmarachne attenuata
68. Myrmarachne cornuta
69. Myrmarachne macrognatha
70. Myrmarachne manducator
71. Bicolor-ant-mimicking Jumping Spider Myrmarachne melanocephala
72. Myrmarachne pumilio
73. Myrmarachne pygmaea
74. Myrmarachne ramosa
75. Nannenus lyriger
76. Nannenus syrphus
77. Nungia hatamensis
78. Ogdenia mutilla
79. Orientattus minutus
80. Orsima ichneumon
81. Padillothorax semiostrinus
82. Pancorius kohi
83. Pancorius magnus
84. Pancorius minutus
85. Pancorius protervus
86. Pancorius thorelli
87. Parabathippus digitalis
88. Parabathippus macilentus
89. Parabathippus rectus
90. Parabathippus shelfordi
91. Pengmarengo chelifer
92. Malayan Phaeacius Phaeacius malayensis
93. Phintella bifurcilinea
94. Phintella candramawa
95. Phintella castor
96. Phintella debilis
97. Phintella lepidus
98. Banded Phintella Phintella vittata
99. Multi-coloured Phintella Phintelloides versicolor
100. Plexippus coccinatus
101. Piranthus api
102. Piranthus kohi
103. Piranthus mandai
104. Larger Housefly Catcher Plexippus paykulli
105. Common Housefly Catcher Plexippus petersi
106. Portia crassipalpis
107. Portia fimbriata
108. White-moustached Portia Portia labiata
109. Pseudicius decemnotatus
110. Ptocasius gratiosus
111. Ptocasius montiformis
112. Ptocasius weyersi
113. Bumblebee Jumper Pystira ephippigera
114. Rhene flavigera
115. Rhene setipes
116. Rogmocrypta puta
117. Siler flavocinctus
118. Jade Jumping Spider Siler semiglaucus
119. Simaetha cheni
120. Simaetha deelemanae
121. Spiny-legged Jumper Spartaeus spinimanus
122. Two-striped Telamonia Telamonia dimidiata
123. Jolly Telamonia Telamonia festiva
124. Fighting Spider Thiania bhamoensis
125. Thiania cupreonitens
126. Thiania latefasciata
127. Sword-bearing Thorelliola Thorelliola ensifera
128. Toxeus hirsutipalpi
129. Giant Ant-like Jumper Toxeus maxillosus
130. Wide-jawed Viciria Viciria pavesii

©Eddy Lee

Male Elegant Golden Jumper (Chrysilla lauta) at Jurong Eco Garden ©Eddy Lee

Sea-green Northern Jumper (Cosmophasis thalassina) ©Eddy Lee

Yellow-lined Epeus (Epeus flavobilineatus) at Sungei Buloh ©Eddy Lee

Epocilla sp. at Woodlands ©Tan KH

Male Adanson's House Jumper (Hasarius adansoni) ©Eddy Lee

Female Adanson's House Jumper (Hasarius adansoni) ©Eddy Lee

Male Heavy Jumper (Hyllus diardi) at Chestnut Trail ©Eddy Lee.

Hyllus keratodes at Dairy Farm ©Eddy Lee

Heavy-bodied Jumper (Hyllus semicupreus). Left: ©Sylvia Chua. Right: Mattar Road ©Lau SY

Mangrove Jumper (Ligurra latidens). Left: Male at Mattar Road ©Lau SY. Right: Female at Sungei Serangoon ©Tan KH

Female Grey Wall Jumper (Menemerus bivittatus) at Punggol Waterway Park ©Tan KH

Pancorius magnus at Dairy Farm ©Eddy Lee

Pancorius thorelli at Rifle Range ©Eddy Lee

Malayan Phaeacius (Phaeacius malayensis) at NTU ©Eddy Lee

Phintella bifurcilinea ©Eddy Lee

Banded Phintella (Phintella vittata) ©Eddy Lee

White-moustached Portia (Portia labiata) at Rifle Range ©Eddy Lee

Male Jolly Telamonia (Telamonia festiva) ©Eddy Lee

Female Jolly Telamonia (Telamonia festiva) at Dairy Farm ©Eddy Lee

Another Jolly Telamonia (Telamonia festiva) at Chestnut Trail ©Eddy Lee

Male Two-striped Telamonia (Telamonia dimidiata) at Dairy Farm ©Eddy Lee

Female Giant Ant-like Jumper (Toxeus maxillosus) at Chestnut Trail ©Eddy Lee

Wide-jawed Viciria (Viciria pavesii). Male (left) at Sungei Buloh, Female (right) at Chestnut Trail ©Eddy Lee

Reference

SONG, D. X., J. X. ZHANG & D. LI. The checklist of spiders of Singapore (Araneae). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 50: 359-388.