Phanias harfordi

I must say that lately I have been more interested and focused on observing spiders, especially Salticidae. I am interested because there are so many jumping spiders with different species that I have found around me while taking macro photos. I have not counted the jumping spiders; however, I believe there were dozens of species that I have captured recently, which presents a challenge for me.

Here is one species of jumping spider, and this type has never been published before. I saw that the characteristics of the jumper match the species Phanias harfordi—a jumping spider belonging to the genus Phanias. Although this species is said to be found in the United States, it is not impossible that it can also be found in Southeast Asia, especially in Sumatra.

The jumping spider is small and light brown, with pale yellow stripes on the face, a large and long abdomen, and a smaller head. These characteristics led me to the conclusion that the spider is a female. So far I have studied the general description of the differences in characteristics between females and males; males were always described as dark, while females were brighter.