Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae. As at 1 February 2019, this family contained 636 described genera and 6115 described species, making it the largest family of spiders at 13% of all species. Jumping spiders have some of the best vision among arthropods and use it in courtship, hunting, and navigation. Although they normally move unobtrusively and fairly slowly, most species are capable of very agile jumps, notably when hunting, but sometimes in response to sudden threats or crossing long gaps. Both their book lungs and tracheal system are well-developed, and they use both systems. Jumping spiders are generally recognized by their eye pattern. All jumping spiders have four pairs of eyes, with the anterior median pair being particularly large.
Portia is a genus of jumping spider that feeds on other spiders. They are remarkable for their intelligent hunting behaviour, which suggests that they are capable of learning and problem solving, traits normally attributed to much larger animals.
Chinattus is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae. Most of the described species occur in China and nearby countries, with C. caucasicus reaching into Iran. C. parvulus is found in North America.
Cytaea is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae.
Neon is a spider genus of the Salticidae family. Its described species occur mostly in Eurasia, with some species found in North and South America. One species, N. convolutus, is also found in Algeria. Two species are known from Australia, N. australis and N. taylori. N. australis has palp morphology and fringing on its first pair of legs very similar to that seen in N. nojimai Ikeda 1995, from Japan. N. taylori is most similar in morphology to N. sumatranus from Indonesia and N. kovblyuki from the Crimea and elsewhere. The genus is common and widespread in litter throughout Australia, from the highlands of Tasmania through the hot, dry inland to the wet tropics and includes many undescribed species.
Phintella is a spider genus of the Salticidae family.
Sitticus wuae is a species of jumping spider, named after the collector Hai-Yin Wu. S. wuae is similar to S. penicillatus, and is only known from Taiwan.
Wanlessia denticulata is a species of jumping spider.
Yaginumaella lobata is a jumping spider.
Zebraplatys bulbus is a species of jumping spider.
Tauala elongata is a species of jumping spider.
Sitticus taiwanensis is a species of jumping spiders.
Chinattus taiwanensis is a species of jumping spider found exclusively in Taiwan.
Herbert Walter Levi was professor emeritus of zoology and curator of arachnology at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. He was born in Germany, educated there and at Leighton Park School, Reading in England. He then received his higher education at the University of Connecticut and the University of Wisconsin. Levi authored about 150 scientific papers on spiders and on biological conservation. He is the author of the popular Golden Guide Spiders and their Kin, with Lorna Rose Levi and Herbert Spencer Zim.
Agyneta levii is a species of sheet weaver spider found in Russia. It was described by Tanasevitch in 1984.
Scotinotylus levii is a species of sheet weaver found in Russia. It was described by Marusik in 1988.
Lupettiana is a genus of spiders in the Anyphaenidae family. It was first described in 1997 by Brescovit. As of 2017, it contains 9 species.
Anisaedus is a genus of spiders in the Palpimanidae family. It was first described in 1893 by Simon. As of 2017, it contains 6 species.
Neozimiris is a genus of spiders in the Prodidomidae family. It was first described in 1903 by Simon. As of 2017, it contains 9 species.
Echinotheridion is a genus of spiders in the Theridiidae family. It was first described in 1963 by Levi. As of 2017, it contains 9 species found in South America, with the exception of E. gibberosum, found on Madeira and the Canary Islands.
