Salticidae  Blackwall, 1841 / Talavera  G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1909   12 species

Talavera esyunini Logunov, 1992

Description
Male

Prosoma brown, with black lateral lines, dorsally with white scales. Sternum yellow-brown. Chelicerae yellow. Legs yellow, annulated dark brown. Male: femur, patella and tibia I anteriorly black. Femur brown. Opisthosoma dorsally and laterally grey-brown with white pattern, ventrally yellow-brown. Spinnerets brown.

Body length male: 2.2 mm
Female

Female: pattern slightly brighter. 

Body length female: 2.7 mm
Additional information

in bushy tundra and pine heathland with lichens

Distribution
  Presence
  No data
Global distribution (WSC 2026): Sweden, Finland, Russia (Europe to South Siberia)
Figures
Distribution List
Finland   (Koponen et al., 2016) ||| Russia, Eastern   (Esyunin & Efimik, 1996a) ||| Russia, Northern   (no references) ||| Sweden   (Logunov & Kronestedt, 2003) |||
References

Esyunin S L, Efimik V E (1996a) Catalogue of the spiders (Arachnida, Aranei) of the Urals. KMK Scientific Press, Moscow, 228 pp. pdf

Koponen S, Fritzén N R, Pajunen T (2016) Checklist of spiders in Finland (Araneae). 6th version, December 2016, online at http://biolcoll.utu.fi/arach/checklist_of_spiders_in_Finland.htm pdf

Logunov D V, Kronestedt T (2003) A review of the genus Talavera Peckham and Peckham, 1909 (Araneae, Salticidae). Journal of Natural History 37: 1091-1154 pdf

WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (20.5.2026) doi: 10.24436/2 pdf

Updates
09-11-2025 Distribution update Detail
17-07-2020 Distribution update Detail