Western Australia SpidersDingosa sp Jotus sp Maratus pavonis

The spider genus Jotus, belonging to the family Salticidae (a group commonly known as Jumping Spiders), are native to Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia.

This group of spiders have many undescribed species in Australia.

Jumping Spider (Jotus sp), Wandering WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Jumping Spider (Jotus sp), Wandering WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Jumping Spider (Jotus sp), Wandering WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Jumping Spider (Jotus sp), Wandering WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Jotus auripes, Clare State Forest WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Jotus auripes, Clare State Forest WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Jumping Spider (Jotus sp), Lupton Conservation Reserve WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Jumping Spider (Jotus sp), Lupton Conservation Reserve WA © Jean and Fred Hort

  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Chelicerata
  • Class: Arachnida
  • Order: Araneae
  • Infraorder: Araneomorphae
  • Family: Salticidae
  • Genus: Jotus
  • Species:
    • Jotus albimanus Baehr, Schubert & Harms, 2019
    • Jotus auripes L. Koch, 1881
    • Jotus braccatus L. Koch, 1881
    • Jotus debilis L. Koch, 1881
    • Jotus fortiniae Baehr, Schubert & Harms, 2019
    • Jotus frosti Peckham & Peckham, 1901
    • Jotus insulanus Rainbow, 1920
    • Jotus karllagerfeldi Baehr, Schubert & Harms, 2019
    • Jotus minutus L. Koch, 1881
    • Jotus moonensis Baehr, Schubert & Harms, 2019
    • Jotus newtoni Baehr, Schubert & Harms, 2019
    • Jotus remus Otto & Hill, 2016

Footnote & References

  1. Photographs © Jean and Fred Hort
  2. Jotus L. Koch, 1881, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/90796fb0-fe26-4fa4-83c9-cf31212793b5
  3. Jotus sp. L. Koch, 1881 A Jotus sp., Arachne.org.au, Jotus sp. L. Koch, 1881 A Jotus sp., Arachne.org.au, https://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=1937

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