Salticidae

Salticidae
Small to medium-sized, free hunting spiders. Anterior eyes enlarged, especially the anterior median eyes. Prey catching by slow approach and sudden jump. Silk only used for retreat, dragline and cocoon. Often conspicuous colourful pattern, bleaching out in alcohol. About 23 genera in Central Europe.

Marpissa
Marpissa muscosa - habitus (c) Arndts, Blondiau, Struebing

Marpissa muscosa - prosoma (c) Blondiau, Baum

Marpissa muscosa - male palp (c) Blondiau, Baum

Marpissa muscosa - epigynum (c) Blondiau, Baum

Marpissa muscosa - AME (c) Arndts, Blondiau, Struebing

Marpissa muscosa - male palp (c) Lewrenz

Photos: Marpissa muscosa

Synageles
Synageles venator - habitus (c) Linke/Borggrefe
Synageles venator - eyes (c) Linke/Borggrefe
Synageles venator - male palp (c) Linke/Borggrefe Synageles venator - epigynum (c) Linke/Borggrefe
Photos: Syageles venator

Heliophanus
Heliophanus flavipes - male (c) Knieriem Heliophanus flavipes - male palp (c) Knieriem Heliophanus flavipes - cleared epigynum (c) Linke/Borggrefe
Photos: Heliophanus flavipes

Myrmarachne
Myrmarachne formicaria - female (c) Theine Myrmarachne formicaria - male (c) Theine
Myrmarachne formicaria - eyes (c) Theine Myrmarachne formicaria - chelicerae (c) Theine Myrmarachne formicaria - cleared epigynum (c) Linke/Borggrefe
Photos: Myrmarachne formicaria

Evarcha
Evarcha falcata - male (c) Schumacher/Kuhlen Evarcha falcata - male palp (c) Schumacher/Kuhlen Evarcha falcata - epigynum (c) Schumacher/Kuhlen
Photos: Evarcha falcata

Evarcha arcuata - male palp (c) Schumacher/Kuhlen Evarcha arcuata - epigynum (c) Schumacher/Kuhlen
Evarcha arcuata - male portrait (c) ZFMK spider course 2005 Evarcha arcuata - male dorsal (c) ZFMK spider course 2005 Evarcha arcuata - male spinnerets (c) ZFMK spider course 2005 Evarcha arcuata - male ALS (c) ZFMK spider course 2005
Evarcha arcuata - scopula (c) ZFMK spider course 2004 Evarcha arcuata - tarsus tip (c) ZFMK spider course 2004
Photos: Evarcha arcuata