83, see text Pellenes is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1876.

[2] They are dark to black with white stripes on the back, and often have bright red markings.

Most species have a special propensity for snail shells.

Pellenes seriatus and P. lapponicus males look very similar to Hasarius adansoni when viewed from the front.

As of August 2019[update] it contains eighty-three species and one subspecies, found in North America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Saint Helena:[1] This article related to jumping spiders (Salticidae) is a stub.