Arkansas Jumping Spiders (Salticids)


List predicted from the present North American list and their known geographies. See the Peggy Dorris survey (opens in new window) of Arkansas spiders completed in 1985 for many confirmations. Names and generic revisions are as up to date as I have them (quite a few changes from 1985). Some names are linked to internet sources where available. Salticidae.org is a good source otherwise. Replacing some of these with bugguide links. Sexes differ remarkably in some species. Internet shots are linked to male and female in some instances.  Numbers in brackets show number of US species. Names and genera updated again 10/05 with the publication of the Spider of North America: Ubick, Paquin, Cushing and Roth. The actual taxonomic listing is now so confusing that I am going to leave them in this order which sort of follows the original Kaston ordering. Some added genera just added to the end of the list.


Naphrys [4]

            pulex (Hentz)  {EXT}

Chinattus [1]

            parvulus (Banks) 1895  {AL, AR, DC, FL, GA, IL, NY, NC, OH, TN, VA}

Plexippus [1]

            paykulli (Audoin) 1826  {FL, NM, TX}

Evarcha [2]

            hoyi (G & E Peckham) 1883  M {CT, IA, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NH, NJ, PA, VA, VT, WI, WV}

Habronattus [66+]

            borealis (Banks)  M&F {AR, IL, IN, KS, ME, MA, MI, NB, NH, NJ, NY, PA, WI}

            calcaratus (Banks) 1904  {CT, FL, IL, KS, ME, MA, NE, NY, OK, SD, TN}

            coecatus (Hentz)  M {AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, KS, KY, LA, MS, MO, NJ, NY, NC, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, DC}

            cognatus (Peckham & Peckham)  {CO, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, NM, NY, OK, TX, WY}

            decorus (Blackwall)  M&F {CT, FL, IA, KS, MA, MI, MN, NH, NJ, NY, OR, PA, SC, VT, WI}

            orbus Griswald 1987 M&F {AR, KS, MO, OH, TX, VA}

            texanus Chamberlin 1924  M&F {AR, CT, GA, KS, MI, MN, ND, OK, TN, TX}

            viridipes (Hentz)  M&F {CT, FL, IL, KS, MI, MN, NJ, NY, PA, SC, TX, WI, VT}

Synemosyna [2]

            formica (Hentz) 1846  {AR, CT, FL, GA, IA, KS, MN, NH, NJ, PA, SC, TX}

Sarinda [2]

            hentzi (Banks) 1913 {AR, FL, CT, KS, MA, MO, NY, SC, TX}

Peckhamia [4]

            americana (Peckham & Peckham) {AL, AR, AZ, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MD, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA}

            picata (Hentz)  {AL, AR, CT, GA, IA, MA, MI, MO, NH, NJ, NY, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI}

            scorpionia (Hentz)  {AZ, FL, KS, MI, MO, NC, TX}

Salticus [4]

            scenicus (Linnaeas) {CA, CT, GA, IA, KS, MN, NJ, NY, OR, PA}

Maevia [5 (2 undescribed)]

            inclemens (Walckenaer) M&F  {EXT}

            intermedia Barnes 1955  {AL, FL, GA, SC, TN}

Marpissa [10]

            dentoides Barnes 1958  {FL, GA, MA, NC, NY, TN}

            formosa (Banks)  {AL, IA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MN, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, TN, TX}

            grata (Gertsch) 1936  {FL, IA, MI, MN}

            lineata (C. L. Koch)  {Fl, GA, IA, IL, KS, MA, MI, MN, MO, MS, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SD, TN}

            pikei (G & E Peckham) M&F  {AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, FL, GA, IA, KS, LA, MI, MN, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, SC, TX, VA, WI}

Synageles [7]

            bishopi Cutler 1987  {AR, CT, FL, KS, KY, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NM, NY, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA}

            noxiosus (Hentz)  {AZ, CA, CT, DC, FL, GA, KS, IA, LA, MA, MI, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OK, PA, TN, TX, VA}

Admestina [3]

            tibialis C. L. Koch  {CT, FL, LA, MD, PA, NY, TN, VA}

            wheeleri (Peckham & Peckham)  {CT, FL, LA, MD, PA, NY, TN, VA}

Attidops [4]

            youngii (G & E Peckham)  {CT, KS, MD, MI, NY, PA, TX, VA, AL?}

Agassa [1]

            cyanea (Hentz) 1846  {AL, AR, CT, FL, GA, IA, MA, MS, NE, NM, PA, NY, SC}

Sassacus [3]

            papenhoei (G & E Peckham) 1895 Female  {AZ, CA, IA, KS, MN, MO, NM, OR, SC, WI}

            vitis (Cockerell)  {AZ, CA, KS, TX}

Sitticus [13]

            concolor (Banks)  {AL, AR, CT, FL, GA, IA, KS, MO, MS, NE, NJ, NY, OH, SC}

Tutelina [4+4 undescribed]

            elegans (Emerton)  {AR, CT, IL, KS, MI, MN, MO, MS, NJ, SC}

            hartii (Emerton)  {CT, IL, KS, MN, NE, SC}

            similis (Banks) Female  {CT, IA, IN, MN, NM, NY, WI, WY}

Hentzia [5]

            palmarum (Hentz)  {EXT}

            mitrata (Hentz)  {EXT Eastern}

Menemerus [1]

            bivittatus Dufour 1831 {CA, FL, LA, MN, NC, TX, WV}

            semilimbatus (Hahn) 1829  {AR, CA, TX}

Metacyrba [3]

            taeniola (Hentz)  {AR, AZ, CA, DE, FL, GA, KS, LA, MD, MS, NC, NM, SC, TN, TX, UT}

Platycryptus [3]

            undatus DeGeer  {EXT}

Anasaitis [1]

            canosa (Walckenaer) 1837  {CA, SC to FL TX}

Phlegra [1]

            hentzi (Marx) 1890  {AR, FL, KS, MA, MN, MO, OH, SC, TX, WI}

Zygoballus [3]

            nervosus (Peckham & Peckham)  {EXT Eastern}

            rufipes (Peckham & Peckham)  {AR, AZ, IL, KS, MA, MN, MO, NY, PA, SC, TX}

            sexpunctatus (Hentz)  {EXT Eastern}

Colonus [3]

            sylvanus (Hentz)  {EXT Eastern and AZ}

            puerperus (Hentz)  {Scattered Eastern}

Phidippus [47]

            apacheanus (Chamberlin & Gertsch)  {AZ, CA, FL, MN, NV, TX, WI}

            audax (Hentz) {Entire US}

            cardinalis (Hentz) M  juv juvF {All East to AZ CO}

            carolinensis (Peckham & Peckham)  {KS, NC, TX}

            clarus Keyserling {All except SW}

            insignarius C. L. Koch  {AR, CO, CT, DC, IA, KS, MA, MI, MN, NM, PA}

            mystaceus (Hentz)  {CT, MD, NC, OH, TX, VA}

            octopunctatus (Peckham & Peckham)  {CA, CO, MO, NM, NV}

            otiosus Peckham  {EXT Eastern}

            pius Scheffer  {GA, KS, MI, MN, OK}

            princeps (Peckham)  {CT, IA, KY, MA, MN, MO, NY, TX}

            purpuratus Keyserling  {CA, CT, FL, MI, MN, MO, NY, TX, UT}

            putnami (Peckham)  M {EXT Eastern}

            texanus Banks  {AR, KS, MO, OK, TX}

            whitmani Peckham  {Extensive eastern into Canada}

Eris  [4]

            flava (Peckham & Peckham) 1888  {FL, GA, IL, LA, MA, MD, MI, NC, NE, NM, NY, SC, TX, VA, WI}

            floridana (Banks) 1904  {NY, NJ, OH, AR, VA, NC, AL, FL}

            militaris (Hentz) 1845  {EXT}

            rufa (Koch) 1865  {CT, MA, OH, KS}

Bhageera [1]

            prosper (Peckham & Peckham) 1901 {AL, AR, GA, OK, TN, TX, VA}

Paraphidippus [2]

            aurantia (Lucas)  {AR, AZ, DE, KS, IL, LA, MO, MS, NE, VA}

Neon [6]

            nellii Peckham  {FL, GA, IA, IL, MA, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, PA, SD, TN, WI}

Neonella [2]

            vinnula Gertsch 1936 {GA, NC, TX}

Pelegrina [26]

            exigua (Banks)  {NE to MD south to AR TN}

            flaviceps (Kaston) {ME, NH, VT, NY, PA, WV, MI}

            flavipes (G & E Peckham)  {ME, NC, MI, WI, IL, MN, MT, ID, WY, CO, NM, WA}

            galathea (Walckenaer) {EXT Eastern from CO}

            insignis (Banks)  {Scattered Eastern}

            peckhamorum (Kaston)  {MA, NY, NJ, TN, AR, TX}

            proterva (Walckenaer)  {EXT}

Ghelna  [4]

            barrowsi (Kaston)  {AR, GA, KS, MD, KS}

            canadensis (Banks)  {IA, IL, KS, MA, MN, NC, PA, TN, WI}

            castanea (Hentz)  {FL, MD, MS, NC, VA}

            sexmaculatus (Banks)  {DC, FL, MD, TN}

Poultonella [2]

            alboimmaculata (Peckham & Peckham) 1883  {AZ, IA, KS, NM, NY, OK, TX, VA}

Talavera [1]

            minuta (Banks) 1895  {CA, CT, KS, MA, MN, NM, NY, PA, UT, WA}

Lyssomanes [1]

            viridis (Walckenaer) 1837  {AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, SC, TX, VA}