Habrocestum

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

See text.

Diversity
59 species

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

Species

As of July 2026, this genus includes 59 species:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Gen. Habrocestum Simon, 1876". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-07-20.
  2. ↑ Simon, E. (1876). "Les arachnides de France". Tome troisième. Roret, Paris: 364 pp., pl. IX-XIII.