Hyllus

The Hyllus genus is a part of the jumping spider family, indigenous to continents of Africa, Europe, and Asia. The World Spider Catalog recognizes about 72 species of this genus as per the March 2019 records.

Spiders Belonging To This Genus  

Hyllus acutus	Hyllus aegyptiacus	Hyllus aethiopicus
Hyllus africanus	Hyllus albocinctus	Hyllus albofasciatus
Hyllus albomarginatus	Hyllus albooculatus	Hyllus alboplagiatus
Hyllus angustivulvus	Hyllus argyrotoxus	Hyllus atroniveus
Hyllus aubryi	Hyllus bifasciatus	Hyllus bos
Hyllus brevitarsis	Hyllus congoensis	Hyllus cornutus
Hyllus decellei	Hyllus decoratus	Hyllus deyrollei
Hyllus Diardi	Hyllus dotatus	Hyllus duplicidentatus
Hyllus erlangeri	Hyllus flavescens	Hyllus fur
Hyllus fusciventris	Hyllus giganteus	Hyllus gulosus
Hyllus holochalceus	Hyllus interrogationis	Hyllus jallae
Hyllus juanensis	Hyllus keratodes	Hyllus leucomelas
Hyllus longiusculus	Hyllus lugubrellus	Hyllus lugubris
Hyllus lwoffi	Hyllus madagascariensis	Hyllus manensis
Hyllus manu	Hyllus maskaranus	Hyllus minahassae
Hyllus mniszechi	Hyllus multiaculeatus	Hyllus nebulosus
Hyllus nossibeensis	Hyllus nummularis	Hyllus pachypoessae
Hyllus plexippoides	Hyllus pudicus	Hyllus pulcherrimus
Hyllus qishuoi	Hyllus ramadanii	Hyllus remotus
Hyllus robinsoni	Hyllus rotundithorax	Hyllus sansibaricus
Hyllus semicupreus	Hyllus senegalensis	Hyllus stigmatias
Hyllus suillus	Hyllus thoracicus	Hyllus thyeniformis
Hyllus treleaveni	Hyllus tuberculatus	Hyllus viduatus
Hyllus vinsoni	Hyllus virgillus	Hyllus walckenaeri

Physical Description &Identification

Adults

Size: The females are 15mm long, while the males are smaller.

Color: They mostly have a grey or white body, with the patterns differing from one species to the other.

Other Characteristic Features: Most of them have big eyes.

Eggs

They are laid in a silken sac and protected intently by their mother.

Spiderlings

The juveniles remain with their mother for a while, after which they disperse to be on their own.

The Web

Since they belong to the family of jumping spiders, they do not make webs but mostly hunt down their prey.

Are Spiders of the Hyllus Genus Venomous and Do They Bite

They bite when provoked, though their venom is harmless to humans, resulting in mild pain or redness.

Quick Facts

Lifespan	Approximately one year
Distribution	Parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia
Habitat	Grasslands, vegetation, bushes, wasteland
Diet	Smaller insects

Did You Know

• Their genus name has a mythological implication, with Hyllus being born to the great Alcides and Calydonian princess Deianira.

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