page_title: Zygoballus
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Zygoballus / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: Female Zygoballus rufipes jumping spider found in northern Laurens County, South Carolina.
context_page_description: Zygoballus is a genus of jumping spiders found in North and South America.
context_section_description: Spiders of the genus Zygoballus share a strong resemblance in appearance. The cephalothorax is high and roughly square when viewed from above. It is widest at the posterior eyes, with the ocular quadrangle occupying approximately three-fifths of the cephalothorax. The cephalothorax slopes steeply behind the posterior eyes and the sides of the cephalothorax are nearly vertical. The labium is as long or longer than it is wide. The anterior (first) pair of legs are the largest, with three pairs of spines on the ventral surface of the tibia. Males have obliquely oriented chelicerae with long fangs.
  Many species exhibit wide variation in color, size, and markings.
caption: Female Zygoballus rufipes jumping spider from Laurens County, South Carolina
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