Barbara Patoleta

University of Siedlce

The jumping spider genus Cytaea is an iconic member of the Australo-Pacific region. The genus as recognized today is reportedly not monophyletic, most of the forty-two species described here in the 19th century lacking modern diagnoses and adequate illustrations. The genus clearly needs a throughout revision. To avoid future synonyms, species redes...

The genera Langona Simon, 1901 and Neaetha Simon, 1884 are recorded from Thailand. Langona pattayensis sp. nov. (♂♀) and Neaetha wesolowskae sp. nov. (♂♀) are described and diagnosed. Distributional maps and remarks on the relationships of both genera and species are provided.

Gelotia robusta Wanless, 1984 (♂♀) and Parahelpis wandae sp. nov. (♂) from Northeast Queensland are diagnosed, described and illustrated. The genus Gelotia Thorell, 1890 is newly recorded from Australia, and the female of G. robusta is described for the first time. Distributional maps of the studied species are presented, and remarks on their relat...

The study is based on new material from the collections of the Naturalis Biodiversity Centre in Leiden (RNHM) and the Hungarian Natural History Museum (HNHM) and addresses issues in two genera: Epeus Peckham & Peckham, 1886 and Ptocasius Simon, 1885 from Thailand. Both genera are of Asian/Indomalayan origin, the latter with a diversity hotspot in t...

The genus Corambis Simon, 1901 includes five species; three of them, C. jacknicholsoni sp. nov., C. logunovi sp. nov. and C. pantherae sp. nov., are described here as new. The female of the C. foeldvarii Szűts, 2002 is described for the first time and a new generic diagnosis is proposed. The distribution and relationships of Corambis are discussed...

Five new species of Rogmocrypta: R. karolinae (♀), R. koniambo (♀), R. patryki (♀), R. raveni (♀), and R. rollardae (♀) are diagnosed, described, and illustrated. The definition of the genus is ammended and its distribution and relationships are discussed.

A species known from earlier behavioural studies as ``Holoplatys sp.'', is described as Trite pollardi sp. nov. Within the genus Trite, two species groups are distinguished: the planiceps-group (found in New Caledonia, New Zealand, Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island) and the incognita-group (limited to New Zealand). The three alternative scenarios...

A species known from earlier behavioural studies as “ Holoplatys sp .”, is described as Trite pollardi sp. nov. Within the genus Trite , two species groups are distinguished: the planiceps -group (found in New Caledonia, New Zealand, Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island) and the incognita -group (limited to New Zealand). The three alternative scenar...

Four species of Cytaea Keyserling, 1882 are diagnosed, redescribed, and illustrated: C. laticeps (Thorell, 1878), C. nimbata (Thorell, 1881), C. rubra (Walckenaer, 1837), and C. sinuata (Doleschall, 1859).

The genus RhondesSimon, 1901 is revised to include six New Caledonian species, five of them new to science: R. neocaledonicus (Simon 1889) (♂♀), R. atypicus sp.n. (♂♀), R. flexibilis sp.n. (♂♀), R. berlandi sp.n. (♀), R. sarasini sp.n. (♀), R. zofiae sp.n. (♀). All species are diagnosed, described, and illustrated. The genus is re-defined and its d...

Nine new species of Jacksonoides (Wanless, 1988) are diagnosed, described and illustrated: J. jacksoni sp. nov. (♂♀); J. voyteki sp. nov. (♀); J. cameronae sp. nov. (♀); J. lucynae sp. nov. (♀); J. blaszaki sp. nov. (♀); J. dziabaszewskii sp. nov. (♀); J. venustus sp. nov. (♀); J. deelemanae sp. nov. (♂♀); and J. atypicus sp. nov. (♀). The genus is...

Five species of the genus Tauala Wanless, 1988, namely T. zborowskii sp. nov. (f), T. ottoi sp. nov. (f), T. palumaensis sp. nov. (m), T. bilobatus sp. nov. (m) and T. setosus sp. nov. (m), are diagnosed, described and illustrated. Additional colour plates with the females of T. lepidus Wanless, 1988 and T. athertonensis Gardzińska, 1996 and the ma...

Eight nominal species of Cytaea were studied. The poorly known Cytaea fibula Berland, 1938, C. flavolineata Berland, 1938 and C. oreophila Simon, 1902 are redescribed, diagnosed and illustrated. Cytaea aeneomicans Simon, 1902 and C. guentheri Thorell, 1895 are synonymized with C. dispalans (Thorell, 1892), while C. whytei Prószyński & Deeleman-Re-i...

The new genus Proszynellus is described from Western Australia to include three new species: P. nasalis (♂♀), P. wandae (♂♀) and P. occidentalis (♂), the first being designated the generic type. Diagnosis, descriptions, illustrations and distributional maps for all species are provided. Based on morphological characters, especially male palp and vu...

Hitherto unknown female of the species Chinattus validus (Xie et al. 1993) is described and a new diagnosis based on both sexes is provided. C. validus is reported for the first time from the Himalayas.

Five new species of Helpis Simon, 1901 from Queensland and New South Wales are diagnosed, described and illustrated: H. foelixi sp. nov. (♂); H. merriwa sp. nov. (♀); H. staregai sp. nov. (♀); H. wanlessi sp. nov. (♀) and H. wisharti sp. nov. (♀). The male of H. kenilworthi Żabka, 2002 is described for the first time, Helpis gracilis Gardzińska, 19...

The male holotype of Trite lineata Simon, 1885 is redescribed and the palp is illustrated for the first time. The female is formally described. Three new species are diagnosed, described and illustrated: Trite caledoniensis sp. nov., T. guilberti sp. nov. and T. simoni sp. nov. Remarks on distribution and relationships of the genus are given.

Diolenius sarmiensis sp. nov. is recorded, described and illustrated from New Guinea.

The monotypic jumping spider genus Lystrocteisa Simon, 1884 is redescribed. A new generic diagnosis is provided, based on both sexes, together with redescriptions of the male and description and illustration of the hitherto unknown female of the type species.

Four new species of Xenocytaea: X. stanislawi, X. taveuniensis, X. victoriensis, and X. vonavonensis are described from Fiji and the Solomon Islands. X. anomala Berry et al. 1998 is excluded from the genus. The remarks on distribution and relationships are compared with literature data.

Ohilimia laensis n. sp., a new jumping spider from New Guinea is diagnosed, described and illustrated.

The new species of the jumping spider, C. taveuniensis, is described, diagnosed and illustrated.

A new species of the jumping spider genus Lagnus L. Koch, 1879: L. monteithorum from Viti Levu Is. is described, diagnosed and illustrated.

Three new species of the jumping spider genus Palpelius Simon 1903: P. vanuaensis from Vanua Levu Is, P. vitiensis from Viti Levu Is. and P. taveuniensis from Taveuni Is. are described, diagnosed and illustrated.

Thirty nine species of Salticidae from 33 Australian islands are analyzed with respect to their total distribution, dispersal possibilities and relations with the continental fauna. The possibility of the Torres Strait islands as a dispersal route for salticids is discussed.

Thirty nine species of Salticidae from 33 Australian islands are analyzed with respect to their total distribution, dispersal possibilities and relations with the continental fauna. The possibility of the Torres Strait islands as a dispersal route for salticids is discussed.

Genus Thorelliola Thorell, 1887 is studied. Five species are diagnosed, described and ilustrated. Four of them, T. biapophysis, T. glabra, T. javaensis, T. truncilonga, are described as the new. Remarks on relationships and distribution are presented.