Salticidae Euophryinae

Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Euophryinae
Genus : Palpelius (Pristobaeus)

Palpelius is a spider genus of the Salticidae family. Its eleven described species are scattered on islands in the Pacific Ocean, roughly from Borneo to New Guinea, with two species found in Australia.

Females in this genus are about seven millimetres long, males range from 6 to 10.
The cephalothorax is large and high, falling away steeply just behind the rear eyes. The general colour is red-brown, with various white patterns on the sides and on the centre of the thorax. The abdomen is pale, sometimes with transverse dark bands near the middle and chevrons near the spinnerets. The legs are brown, with the two front pairs stouter and darker, and carrying black fringes below patellae and tibiae.

Palpelius sp MEROTAI

Spidering

Palpelius sp TEA

Palpelius sp TAWAU

MALE

1-11-2009 Tawau Park

Pristobaeus sp. = Palpelius sp.
Malaysia

Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Euophryinae
Genus: Thiania

Genus Thiania

17 species are found in Asia from Pakistan to the Philippines, with one species found on Hawaii.

Thiania bhamoensis Thorell, 1887 — Burma to Sumatra also found in Borneo Island
Thiania abdominalis Zabka, 1985 — Vietnam
Thiania aura Dyal, 1935 — Pakistan
Thiania cavaleriei Schenkel, 1963 — China
Thiania chrysogramma Simon, 1901 — Hong Kong
Thiania cupreonitens (Simon, 1899) — Sumatra
Thiania demissa (Thorell, 1892) — Indonesia
Thiania formosissima (Thorell, 1890) — Borneo
Thiania gazellae (Karsch, 1878) — New Guinea
Thiania humilis (Thorell, 1877) — Sulawesi
Thiania inermis (Karsch, 1897) — Hong Kong
Thiania jucunda Thorell, 1890 — Sumatra
Thiania luteobrachialis Schenkel, 1963 — China
Thiania pulcherrima C. L. Koch, 1846 — Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Malaysia, Sulawesi
Thiania sinuata Thorell, 1890 — Malaysia
Thiania suboppressa Strand, 1907 — China, Vietnam, Hawai'i
Thiania subserena Simon, 1901 — Malaysia
Thiania viscaensis Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 — Philippines

細齒方胸蛛 Thiania subopressa

Thiania SEMARAK

2009

Thiania bhamoensis

MALE

13-9-2009 ABAKA

Thiania bhamoensis Thorell, 1887

INDIA

Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Euophryinae

Genus: Euophrys

The spiders belonging to this genus are not larger than 5 mm.

Euophrys genus is almost worldwide distribution.

The small black Euophrys omnisuperstes lives on Mount Everest at elevations up to 6,700 meters, possibly making it the most elevated animal in the world.

Males often have their two fore legs darkened and are used in courtship display.

The egg sac is guarded by the female.

Euophrys BOMBALAI

Female 4mm
24-8-2009 BOMBALAI

Euophrys ABACA

Male 4mm+-

23-8-2009 ABACA

Euophrys erratica

Euophrys frontalis

Genus Euophrys

Euophrys vafra

ITALY

Family: Euophryinae
Tribe: Euophryini

Genus: Habrocestum

44 Species
Habrocestum albimanum Simon, 1901 — South Africa
Habrocestum albopunctatum Wesolowska & van Harten, 2002 — Socotra
Habrocestum algericum Dalmas, 1920 — Algeria
Habrocestum annae Peckham & Peckham, 1903 — South Africa
Habrocestum arabicum Prószynski, 1989 — Saudi Arabia
Habrocestum bovei (Lucas, 1846) — Morocco, Algeria
Habrocestum dubium Wesolowska & van Harten, 2002 — Socotra
Habrocestum dyali Roewer, 1955 — Pakistan
Habrocestum egaeum Metzner, 1999 — Greece, Crete
Habrocestum ferrugineum Wesolowska & van Harten, 2002 — Socotra
Habrocestum flavimanum Simon, 1901 — South Africa
Habrocestum formosum Wesolowska, 2000 — Zimbabwe
Habrocestum gibbosum Wesolowska & van Harten, 2007 — Yemen
Habrocestum graecum Dalmas, 1920 — Greece
Habrocestum hongkongiense Prószynski, 1992 — Hong Kong
Habrocestum ibericum Dalmas, 1920 — Spain
Habrocestum ignorabile Wesolowska & van Harten, 2007 — Yemen
Habrocestum inquinatum Wesolowska & van Harten, 2002 — Socotra
Habrocestum latifasciatum (Simon, 1868) — Eastern Mediterranean
Habrocestum laurae Peckham & Peckham, 1903 — South Africa
Habrocestum lepidum Dalmas, 1920 — Algeria
Habrocestum luculentum Peckham & Peckham, 1903 — South Africa
Habrocestum namibicum Wesolowska, 2006 — Namibia
Habrocestum nigristernum Dalmas, 1920 — Turkey
Habrocestum ornaticeps (Simon, 1868) — Morocco
Habrocestum panjabium Roewer, 1951 — Pakistan
Habrocestum papilionaceum (L. Koch, 1867) — Greece
Habrocestum peckhami Rainbow, 1899 — Solomon Islands
Habrocestum penicillatum Caporiacco, 1940 — Ethiopia
Habrocestum pullatum Simon, 1876 — France
Habrocestum punctiventre Keyserling, 1882 — Western Australia
Habrocestum rubroclypeatum Lessert, 1927 — Congo
Habrocestum sapiens (Peckham & Peckham, 1903) — Southern Africa
Habrocestum schinzi Simon, 1887 — South Africa
Habrocestum shulovi Prószynski, 2000 — Israel
Habrocestum simoni Dalmas, 1920 — Algeria
Habrocestum socotrense Wesolowska & van Harten, 2002 — Socotra
Habrocestum speciosum Wesolowska & van Harten, 1994 — Socotra
Habrocestum subdotatum Caporiacco, 1940 — Ethiopia, East Africa
Habrocestum subpenicillatum Caporiacco, 1941 — Ethiopia
Habrocestum superbum Wesolowska, 2000 — Zimbabwe
Habrocestum tanzanicum Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 — Tanzania
Habrocestum verattii Caporiacco, 1936 — Libya
Habrocestum virginale Wesolowska & van Harten, 2007 — Yemen

Bathippus Thorell, 1892 — Australasia (31 species)

Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Euophryinae
Tribe: Cytaeini

Genus: Bathippus

Bathippus is a genus of jumping spiders very similar to the genus Canama. This genus are distributed throughout the Australasian region.

Females are 6 to 9 mm long, males up to 10 mm. colorful, long-legged with long, thin bodies.
The males have long, robust, forward-pointing chelicerae. The colors differ between species, but the carapace is in most species orange, sometimes with lighter stripes.

Bathippus TAWAU

Male 10mm including

1-11-2009 Tawau Park

Bathippus sp

South East Asia

Genus Saitis

The male spider is remarkably beautiful with its white tuffed red painted third leg pair that used to attract female spiders.
The size of the spider is 5 - 6 mm and can be found around the Mediterranean on houses and rocks.

Saitis sp

South East Asia

Saitis barbipes

male

Saitis barbipes

female

Family: Salticidae Subfamily: Euophryinae Tribe: Euophryini Genus: Pseudeuophrys The spiders belonging to this genus are not larger than 5 mm. Males often have their two fore legs darkened and are used in courtship display. The egg sac is guarded by the female. Pseudophrys lanigera is also called house jumping spider
			Pseudophrys lanigera