Habrocestum

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Habrocestum
Habrocestum hongkongiense eating an ant.jpg
H. hongkongiense, eating an ant
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male H. africanum from South Africa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Habrocestum
Simon, 1876 [1]
Type species
Habrocestum pullatum
Simon, 1876 [1]
Species

See text.

Diversity
59 species

Habrocestum is a genus of jumping spiders first described in 1876. [2] They mostly occur in Eurasia and Africa, though one species has been found in Australia and another on the Solomon Islands. [1]

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Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes 59 species: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Gen. Habrocestum Simon, 1876". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-08.
  2. Simon, E. (1876). "Les arachnides de France". Tome troisième. Roret, Paris: 364 pp., pl. IX-XIII.