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 Although now out of date, no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, and all other publications by the Peckhams on the Salticidae, are now available for download (See DIGITAL
EDITIONS, below).
The
Peckham Society was founded in 1977, as an informal 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