Asiatic wall jumping spider

(Attulus fasciger)

Conservation Status
IUCN Red List

not listed

NatureServe

NNA - Not applicable

SNR - Unranked

Minnesota

not listed

 
Asiatic wall jumping spider
Photo by Alfredo Colon
 
Description

Asiatic wall jumping spider is an exotic, small spider. It is native to Korea, Japan, China, Mongolia, and Russia. It was introduced into North America in the 1950s and has expanded its range rapidly with the unwitting help of humans. It is now widespread east of the Rocky Mountains. It is common in the south half of Minnesota.

The female body is to 3 16 (4 to 5.5 mm) long, not including the legs. The male is slightly smaller, to 3 16 (3.5 to 4.5 mm) long.

On the male, the plate covering the cephalothorax (carapace) is wide and rounded on the sides. It is dark brown to almost black but is densely covered with white and brown hairs. White hairs form a distinct longitudinal line in the middle. There are four pairs of eyes arranged in what appears to be three rows occupying a little less than half of the length of the carapace. The first row of four eyes, consisting of the anterior median eyes (AME) and anterior lateral eyes (ALE), is curved backward. The AME are the middle and forward-most pair of these. They are by far the largest of all of the eyes and can be moved. The AME are about twice as large as the ALE. The second row of two eyes are the posterior median eyes (PME). They are very small and are barely or not at all noticeable on most photos. The third row of eyes is the posterior lateral eyes (PLE). The PLE are set far back on the head and are almost exactly as far apart as the ALE. There is a row of erect, stiff, black bristles behind the anterior eyes (AME and ALE) and more scattered bristles across the cephalothorax.

The abdomen is brown and is densely covered with dark brown hairs and white hairs that lie loosely. There are two dark bands with white spots on the front (anterior) half and a pair of large white spots on the rear (posterior) half.

The legs are short and yellowish with dark rings and black bristles.

The female is similar but has a broader abdomen and is light brown with yellowish markings.

 

Size

Female Body Length: 3 16 to ¼ (5 to 6 mm)

Male Body Length: to 3 16 (4 to 5 mm)

Legspan: ¼ to 5 16 (6 to 8 mm)

 

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Habitat

Buildings, especially those with artificial light

Biology

Season

May to October

 

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Distribution

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Sources

24, 29, 30, 82, 83.

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Occurrence

Common and widespread

Taxonomy

Class

Arachnida (arachnids)

Order

Araneae (spiders)

Suborder

Araneomorphae (typical spiders)

Infraorder

Entelegynae

Superfamily

Salticoidea

Family

Salticidae (jumping spiders)

Subfamily

Sitticinae (typical jumping spiders)

Tribe

Sitticini

Genus

Attulus

Subgenus

Sitticus

   

Until recently, most species in the tribe Sitticini were placed in the genus Sitticus. In 2017 the genus was split into seven genera. Then in 2020, based on a molecular phylogenetic study, most species were restored to one genus. However, the name Attulus (1889) has priority over the name Sitticus (1901), and Sitticus fasciger became Attulus fasciger.

   

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Synonyms

Sitticus fasciger

   

Common Names

Asiatic wall jumping spider

mottled jumping spider

mottled patterned jumping spider

 

 

 

 

 

 

Glossary

Carapace

The hard, upper (dorsal), shell-like covering (exoskeleton) of the body or at least the thorax of many arthropods and of turtles and tortoises. On crustaceans, it covers the cephalothorax. On spiders, the top of the cephalothorax made from a series of fused sclerites.

 

Cephalothorax

The front part of a spider’s body, composed of the head region and the thoracic area fused together. Eyes, legs, and antennae are attached to this part.

 

 

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Alfredo Colon

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Fidan Aliyeva

very jumpy!

   
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Alissa Hawkins

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found in the shop at a marina

GabiR

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Never seen this species in my house before, I usually only see zebra jumping spiders on windowsills and not in the dead of winter. Prompted me to search for the species. No where near a window and no known gnats in this room of the house.

Shane Sheets

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Egg sac and nymphs included. Located behind a Ring Video Doorbell during annual cleaning.

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Asiatic wall jumping spider (Attulus fasciger)
Green Isle, MN, Sibley County
7/9/2021
Photo by Shane Sheets
http://www.minnesotaseasons.com/Arachnids/Asiatic_wall_jumping_spider.html

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This is a cute little jumping spider that was hand held the whole time of filming. It's a male Attulus fasciger spider and is just as fascinating and curious as any jumping spider can be! Loved watching it clean and taste it's feet with its pedipalps and mouth, and then stomp each cleaned foot several times, as if to say, "there, that one's done!" And like any jumping spider, even tiny ones, they love to jump. This was a fun one to film, enjoy!

 

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Michelle hurlbert
1/29/2025

Location: Chisholm, MN

in second floor bedroom wall behind table lamp.  9pm

Fidan Aliyeva
9/26/2022

Location: Fargo, ND

very jumpy!

Asiatic wall jumping spider

Alissa Hawkins
1/24/2022

Location: Saint Paul Park, MN

found in the shop at a marina

Asiatic wall jumping spider

GabiR
12/24/2021

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Never seen this species in my house before, I usually only see zebra jumping spiders on windowsills and not in the dead of winter. Prompted me to search for the species. No where near a window and no known gnats in this room of the house.

Asiatic wall jumping spider

Shane Sheets
7/9/2021

Location: Green Isle, MN, Sibley County

Egg sac and nymphs included. Located behind a Ring Video Doorbell during annual cleaning.

Asiatic wall jumping spider

Alfredo Colon
5/31/2021

Location: Woodbury, Minnesota

Asiatic wall jumping spider

DCJDINMN
9/18/2020

Location: Waseca MN.

Likes to hang around my computer monitor. Cannot believe how far and fast it can jump which prompted me to look for the name. It or family has been in this location for a couple years at least. Seems successful at catching / eating gnats or whatever the small flies are.

Alfredo Colon
9/3 to 9/5/2019

Location: Woodbury, MN

Asiatic wall jumping spider
Alfredo Colon
8/27/2018

Location: Woodbury, Minnesota

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