The Peckham Society

2009 represents the 100-year anniversary of the publication of Revision of the Attidae of North America by George and Elizabeth Peckham. Although now out of date, no more comprehensive guide to the North American salticid fauna has yet been published. To honor this centenary, a digital edition of the Revision has been produced (See DIGITAL EDITIONS, below).

The Peckham Society was founded in 1977, as an international alliance of amateur and professional naturalists or scientists with an interest in research related to the biology of salticid (jumping) spiders (Arachnida: Araneae: Salticidae). This society was named in honor of George and Elizabeth Peckham, early pioneers in the study of these remarkable animals.

The major publication of The Peckham Society is called PECKHAMIA, also in honor of George and Elizabeth Peckham.

Communicating female (left) and male (right) Anasaitis canosa from Greenville Co., SC, USA