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Black jumping spider (Hyllus diardi)

Black jumping spider (Hyllus diardi) is an animal species in the Salticidae, black and white spiders, long hair, round head, elongated belly, relatively small, arboreal, perched on leaves in bushes and low trees in forests and agricultural lands.

H. diardi has black and white color, shiny surface and white hair all over the body. The head is round, shiny black with a linear white line in the middle. Black eyes on the front of the head.

Dlium Black jumping spider (Hyllus diardi)


The stomach has an elongated, jointed, black cylindrical shape with black plots at the top of each segment. The legs are long, segmented, shiny black or brownish in color and hairy.

Black jumping spiders live arboreal, perch on leaf surfaces, low bushes, trees in forests, agricultural land, roadsides and shade. Very sensitive to human presence and will hide behind leaves to avoid sight.





Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Infraorder: Entelegynae
Superfamily: Salticoidea
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Tribe: Plexippini
Subtribe: Plexippina
Genus: Hyllus
Species: Hyllus diardi
Subspecies: Hyllus diardi ssp. borneensis, Hyllus diardi ssp. diardi, Hyllus diardi ssp. lacertosus

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