Spartaeus spinimanus

Spiny-legged jumper
S. spinimanus from Thailand
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Spartaeus
Species:
S. spinimanus
Binomial name
Spartaeus spinimanus
(Thorell, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Boethus spinimanus Thorell, 1878
  • Spartaeus gracilis Thorell, 1891
  • Nealces caligatus Simon, 1900
  • Nealces striatipes Simon, 1900
  • Boethus striatipes (Simon, 1900)
  • Boethus caligatus (Simon, 1900)
  • Boethus gracilis (Thorell, 1891)
  • Boethuola spinimana Strand, 1929

Spartaeus spinimanus, the spiny-legged jumper, is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae. It is found across Southeast Asia, including Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

Their most preferred prey is moths. Unusual for jumping spider, S. spinimanus builds large sheet webs on tree trunks to capture them.

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