Bottle-brush Iridescent Jumper
This attractively coloured iridescent jumper may appear superficially similar to Orsima ichneumon and the female of Chrysilla lauta. but it may be distinguished by the presence of thick black bristles on the femora and tibiae I of the male. Such "milk bottle brushes" are absent in the female which appear generally similar to the male in pattern and colouration.
| Length | ♀ 4–5 mm; ♂ 3–5 mm |
| Type Locality | Luzon, Philippines |
| Distribution | Widespread, including Singapore, Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah), Brunei, Laos, Philippines (Luzon Islands), China, India. |
| Habitat | Foliage of shrubs and trees in wasteland, open fields, and forest fringes. |
| Biology | This spider feeds largely on ants. As it moves about, it raises the first pair of legs, similar to other ant-eating salticids. At the same time, as does Chrysilla lauta, it may also move its abdomen up and down in a pumping action. |
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Suborder Araneomorphae (Typical Spiders)
Cyllobelus semiglaucus (♂)
Simon, 1901a Histoire naturelle des araignées. Deuxième édition, tome second: 549, f. 664 doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973
Cyllobelus semiglaucus (Original description ♂)
Simon, 1901c Descriptions d'arachnides nouveaux de la famille des Attidae (suite): 151
Cyllobelus semiglaucus (Original description ♀)
Siler semiglaucus (T♂♀ from Cyllobelus=Natta)
Prószyński, 1984a Atlas rysunków diagnostycznych mniej znanych Salticidae (Araneae): 137
Siler semiglaucus (♂, f misidentified per Caleb et al., 2018: 144, see Chrysilla volupe)
Prószyński, 1985 On Siler, Silerella, Cyllobelus and Natta (Araneae, Salticidae): 73, f. 14-15, 18-20
Siler semiglaucus (♂♀)
Xie, 1993 New records of Salticidae from China (Arachnida: Araneae): 360, f. 18-23
Siler semiglaucus (♂♀)
Peng et al., 1993 Salticids in China (Arachnida: Araneae): 212, f. 645-753
Siler semiglaucus (♂♀)
Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999 The spiders of China: 568, f. 315M, 316C-D, 329J
Siler semiglaucus (♂♀)
Kulkarni & Joseph, 2015 First record of genus Siler Simon, 1889 (Araneae: Salticidae) from India: 7701, images 1a-b, 2a-b, 3a-b, 4 doi:10.11609/jott.o4266.7701-3
Siler semiglaucus (♂)
Sen et al., 2015 Spiders (Araneae: Arachnida) of reserve forests of Dooars: Gorumara National Park, Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary and Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary: 40, f. 130-135, pl. 13
Siler semiglaucus (♀)
Roy, Saha & Raychaudhuri, 2016 A treatise on the jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) of tea ecosystem of Dooars, West Bengal, India: 10, f. 8A-E, 24F, 27D
Siler semiglaucus (♂♀)
Dhali, Saha & Raychaudhuri, 2017 Litter and ground dwelling spiders (Araneae: Arachnida) of reserve forests of Dooars, West Bengal: 37, f. 92-95, pl. 18
Siler semiglaucus (♂♀)
Peng, 2020 Fauna Sinica, Invertebrata 53, Arachnida: Araneae: Salticidae: 408, f. 297a-i
* Retrieved from the World Spider Catalog.
Widespread, including Singapore, Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah), Brunei, Laos, Philippines (Luzon Islands), China, India.