Menemerus semilimbatus

Menemerus semilimbatus is a spider in the family Salticidae.^[1]

Menemerus semilimbatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Salticidae
Subfamily:	Salticinae
Genus:	Menemerus
Species:	M. semilimbatus
Binomial name
Menemerus semilimbatus Hahn, 1829
Synonyms
Salticus intentus Blackwall, 1870 Menemerus heydenii Simon, 1868 Menemerus vigoratus Simon, 1868 Salticus mauritanicus Lucas, 1846 Euophrys vigorata Koch C.L., 1846 Attus agilis Walckenaer, 1841 Attus semilimbatus Hahn, 1827

Description

Menemerus semilimbatus are about 6.5–8.4 millimetres (0.26–0.33 in) long, the male being slightly smaller than the female. These fairly big jumping spiders are dorso-ventrally flattened and are covered with short dense, grayish-white hairs, with hairy whitish palps and a white band on the side margins of the carapace, showing also a small white, triangular marking in the middle. The eyes are large and forward-facing. The legs are light brown with darker rings and patches, while the abdomen is dorsally yellowish or grayish, with a characteristic pattern of several bright V-shaped markings. The females show a notch at the posterior edge of the epigyne and two oval depressions in the anterior half.^[2][3]

Distribution

Menemerus semilimbatus is a Mediterranean species widely distributed in Europe, southern Asia and in Africa. In the Americas, it has been reported in Argentina, Chile, Ecuador and USA.^[2][3][4]

Habitat

These spiders are synanthropic living in gardens and inside and on the outside of houses.^[2] It is usually found on the walls of buildings where it stalks its prey.^[5]