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title: "White Banded House Jumper"
description: "Maratus griseus — Insects & spiders. Maratus griseus, the white-banded house jumping spider, is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/white-banded-house-jumper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# White Banded House Jumper

> Maratus griseus — Insects & spiders. Maratus griseus, the white-banded house jumping spider, is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae.

- Scientific name: *Maratus griseus*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `urban` (Towns & gardens)
- iNaturalist observations: 13987
- Wikidata: [Q27504793](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27504793)
- iNaturalist taxon: [831320](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/831320)

## Names

- en: White Banded House Jumper

## Countries with the most observations

AU (10248), NZ (3051), NF (8)

## Summary

Maratus griseus, the white-banded house jumping spider, is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae. It is found in Australia and New Zealand.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maratus_griseus

## Photo

![White Banded House Jumper](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-banded-house-jumper/medium.jpg)

Photo: Liam Clayton Media · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/40280030

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/white-banded-house-jumper?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).