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Jumping Spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from Southern Nigeria

October 2011
Annales Zoologici 61(Sep 2011):553-619

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Seventy three species of jumping spiders are listed from Nigeria in this paper. Among these, the following 26 species are described as new to science: Aelurillus jocquei sp. nov. (♂♀), Ajaraneola mastigophora sp. nov. (♂♀), Brancus occidentalis sp. nov. (♂), Evarcha grandis sp. nov. (♀), Evarcha idanrensis sp. nov. (♀), Habrocestum personatum sp. nov. (♀), Hyllus remotus sp. nov. (♀), Icius olokomei sp. nov. (♀), Langelurillus quadrimaculatus sp. nov. (♂♀), Menemerus nigeriensis sp. nov. (♀), Neaetha maxima sp. nov. (♀), Pachyballus oyo sp. nov. (♂♀), Schenkelia ibadanensis sp. nov. (♂), Stenaelurillus glaber sp. nov. (♂), Stenaelurillus iubatus sp. nov. (♂♀), Stenaelurillus pilosus sp. nov. (♂♀), Stenaelurillus striolatus sp. nov. (♂), Thiratoscirtus alveolus sp. nov. (♀), Thiratoscirtus bipaniculus sp. nov. (♀), Thiratoscirtus gambari sp. nov. (♂♀), Thiratoscirtus harpago sp. nov. (♂), Thiratoscirtus mirabilis sp. nov. (♂♀), Thiratoscirtus monstrum sp. nov. (♀), Thiratoscirtus obudu sp. nov. (♂), Thiratoscirtus vilis sp. nov. (♀) and Thiratoscirtus yorubanus sp. nov. (♂). A new species of Baryphas is described but not formally named here. One new genus, Ajaraneola gen. nov. is described and diagnosed. The female sex of Evarcha bakorensis, Heliophanus robustus, Phlegra gagnoa and Thyene hesperia is described for the first time. Brancus bevisi Lessert, 1925 is proposed as a junior synonym of Brancus muticus Simon, 1902. Two new combinations are proposed, Viciria besanconi Berland & Millot, 1941 and Viciria fuscimana Simon, 1903 are transferred to the genus Brancus. Baryphas albicinctus Berland & Millot, 1941 is removed from synonymy with B. jullieni Simon, 1902. Mithion hesperius Simon, 1910 is removed from synonymy with Modunda aperta Peckham et Peckham, 1903 and transferred to the genus Thyene. The composition of the salticid fauna of this region of West Africa is discussed and compared to that of other regions of Africa.

Jumping spiders from Ivory Coast collected by J.-C. Ledoux (Araneae, Salticidae)

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This paper contains the results of research on a large assemblage of jumping spiders collected by J.-C. Ledoux from Ivory Coast in 1974–75. In total, 105 species are included. Three new genera are erected Pulcherula gen. nov., Sphericula gen. nov. and Vicirionessa gen. nov. Two generic names are synonymized, Polemus Simon, 1902 with Baryphas Simon, 1902 and Brancus Simon, 1902 with Thyene Simon, 1885. Twenty eight new species are described: Afraflacilla albopunctata sp. nov. (♀), Ansienulina lamottei sp. nov. (♂), Asemonaea pusilla sp. nov. (♀), Detalik cavally sp. nov. (♀), Evarcha zougoussi sp. nov. (♀), Heliophanus (Heliophanus) minimus sp. nov. (♂♀), Hyllus ignotus sp. nov. (♀), Hyllus solus sp. nov. (♀), Hyllus unicolor sp. nov. (♀), Icius bandama sp. nov. (♂♀), Langona recta sp. nov. (♂), Malizna zabkai sp. nov. (♀), Menemerus niangbo sp. nov. (♀), Myrmarachne galea sp. nov. (♀), Phintella brevis sp. nov. (♂), Phintella globosa sp. nov. (♀), Phintella occidentalis sp. nov. (♂), Phintella transversa sp. nov. (♂), Pochytoides mirabilis sp. nov. (♂♀), Pochytoides tonkoui sp. nov. (♀), Pochytoides tournieri sp. nov. (♂), Pulcherula magna gen. et sp. nov. (♂), Rhene ferkensis sp. nov. (♀), Sonoita ledouxi sp. nov. (♂♀), Sphericula globulifera gen. et sp. nov. (♀), Thiratoscirtus silvestris sp. nov. (♂♀), Tusitala bandama sp. nov. (♀) and Tusitala cornuta sp. nov. (♂). Five specific names are synonymized: Polemus chrysochirus Simon, 1902 with Baryphas jullieni Simon, 1902, Viciria mondoni Berland & Millot, 1941with Malloneta guineensis Simon, 1902, Brancus lacrimosus Wesołowska & Edwards 2008 with Vicirionessa fuscimana (Simon, 1903), Viciria monodi Berland & Millot, 1941 and Viciria equestris pallida Berland & Millot, 1941 with Vicirionessa equestris (Simon, 1903). Hyllus natali peckhamorum Berland & Millot, 1941 is removed from synonymy of Hyllus brevitarsis Simon, 1902, revalidated and its rank is raised as Hyllus peckhamorum Berland & Millot, 1941 stat. nov. Also rank of Telamonia aequipes minor Lessert, 1925 is elevated as Phintella minor (Lessert, 1925) stat. nov. Menemerus dubius Berland & Millot, 1941 is removed from nomina dubia. This species is considered valid and is redescribed. A lectotype is designated for it. The male of Mexcala torquata Wesołowska, 2009 and females of Hyllus tuberculatus Wanless & Clark, 1975, Iranattus principalis (Wesołowska, 2000), Myrmarachne eidmanni Roewer, 1942 and Thiratoscirtus tentativus (Szűts & Jocqué, 2001) are described for the first time. Many new combinations are proposed. Twenty ex Brancus are recombined: Hyllus nigeriensis (Wesołowska & Edwards, 2012) comb. nov., Thyene blaisei (Simon, 1902) comb. nov., Thyene calebi (Kanesharatnam & Benjamin, 2018) comb. nov., Thyene mutica (Simon, 1902) comb. nov., Thyene verdieri (Berland & Millot, 1941) comb. nov., Vicirionessa besanconi (Berland & Millot, 1941) gen. et comb. nov., Vicirionessa fuscimana (Simon, 1903) gen. et comb. nov., Vicirionessa mustela (Simon, 1902) gen. et comb. nov., Vicirionessa niveimana (Simon, 1902) gen. et comb. nov., Vicirionessa occidentalis (Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2011) gen. et comb. nov., Vicirionessa peckhamorum (Lessert, 1927) gen. et comb. nov., Vicirionessa signata (Dawidowicz & Wesołowska, 2016) gen. et comb. nov. Four ex Viciria are recombined: Vicirionessa chabanaudi (Fage, 1923) gen. et comb. nov., Vicirionessa equestris (Simon, 1903) gen. et comb. nov., Vicirionessa prenanti (Berland & Millot, 1941) gen. et comb. nov., Vicirionessa tergina (Simon, 1903) gen. et comb. nov. and one species ex Hyllus: Vicirionessa albocincta (Thorell, 1899) gen. et comb. nov. Furthermore, the following two new combinations are proposed: Thiratoscirtus tentativus (Szűts & Jocqué, 2001) comb. nov. (ex Bacelarella) and Baryphas galeatus (Simon, 1902) comb. nov. (ex Polemus). For 11 species known so far from single records new data are presented: Heliophanus butemboensis Wesołowska, 1986, Hyllus lwoffi Berland & Millot, 1941, Hyllus tuberculatus Wanless & Clark, 1975, Menemerus dubius Berland & Millot, 1941, Mexcala torquata Wesołowska, 2009, Neaetha maxima Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2011, Pachyballus miniscutulus Wesołowska, Azarkina & Wiśniewski 2020, Phintella paludosa Wesołowska & Edwards, 2012, Thiratoscirtus gambari Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2011, Tusitala guineensis Berland & Millot, 1941 and Tusitala lutzi Lessert, 1927.

New species of the monotypic thiratoscirtine genera Ajaraneola and Nimbarus (Araneae: Salticidae: Aelurillini: Thiratoscirtina)

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Two new species of the currently monotypic thiratoscirtine genera Ajaraneola Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2011 and Nimbarus Rollard & Wesołowska, 2002 are described from Uganda and Cameroon: Ajaraneola pajakwandy sp. nov. (male) and Nimbarus nimbus sp. nov. (male), respectively. With the new species, previous diagnoses of the genera are re-evaluated and refined. The range of each genus is extended considerably: Ajaraneola is reported from Uganda and Nimbarus from Cameroon for the first time.

Further notes on the genus Stenaelurillus Simon, 1885 (Araneae, Salticidae) in Africa with descriptions of eight new species

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Wanda Wesołowska

Eight new species of Stenaelurillus Simon, 1885 from Africa are described: S. furcatus n. sp. (male female, Namibia), S. kavango n. sp. (female, Namibia), S. latibulbis n. sp. (male female, Congo), S. modestus n. sp. (male female, South Africa), S. pecten n. sp. (male female, Botswana, Zambia), S. speculteris n. sp. (male female, Malawi), S. sudanicus n. sp. (female, Sudan), S. zambiensis n. sp. (male female, Zambia, Zimbabwe). Stenaelurillus cristatus Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 is synonymised with S. hirsutus Lessert, 1927. Name of S. giovae Caporiacco, 1936 is recognised as nomen dubium. Redescriptions of S. albopunctatus Caporiacco, 1949, S. hirsutus and S. uniguttatus Lessert, 1925 are provided. New distributional data for some species are given.

Discovery of three new species of Thiratoscirtus (Araneae: Salticidae: Thiratoscirtinae) from Central African rainforest

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Three new species of Thiratoscirtus are described from Salonga National Park, D.R. Congo: Thiratoscirtus iyomii (♂♀), T. kalisia (♀) and T. khonvoum (♀). All species were caught on the forest floor during a rapid biodiversity inventory and represent the second report of spider collections from the largest protected tropical rainforest reserve in Africa.

THE FIRST NATIONAL INVENTORY OF SPIDERS (ARANEAE) IN NIGERIA

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Daniel Nwankwo

The first inventory of Nigeria spiders was a combination of a field study carried out in Awka, southeast zone and collation of data on Nigeria spiders from experts across the globe. The sampling work in Awka was the second spider study in southeast and was done once a month for twelve months. A total of 238 species, 140 genera in 34 families were recorded from Nigeria in the present study. This is 2.4 % of the world spiders from 19 locations. No spider related research has ever taken place in the whole of northwest zone, while just a single species, Hersilia caudata recorded from the northeast zone. Salticidae was the most dominant family representing 35.0 % of the total species in Nigeria. It is also the most distributed alongside Araneidae and Sparassidae. They were found in four of the six zones of the country. Out of the 15 families that were exclusive to different zones, Nesticidae, Oxyopidae and Gnaphosidae were from Awka. Only eight out of the 34 families in Nigeria were not found in the southwest zone making southwest the most diverse in terms of population and diversity. Also, with six different locations, Southwest stood as the most studied zone in Nigeria. It could be concluded from the result that very little is known of Nigeria spiders due to very little work done so far. Finally, the findings of this study provide a comprehensive data on Nigeria spiders.

A new genus and three new species of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from Sri Lanka

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A new genus of jumping spiders, Bavirecta gen. nov. is proposed to include the type species B. fl avopuncta gen. et sp. nov. and Bavirecta exilis (Cao et al., 2016) gen. et comb. nov. Distinguishing characters of Bavirecta gen. nov. include: 1) tubular abdomen, 2) enlarged front legs, 3) straight and pointed embolus, broadest proximal lobe with black blotches, 4) prolateral tegular lobe, 5) widely separated anterior atria. Furthermore, two new species, Schenkelia aurantia sp. nov. (♂♀) and Brancus calebi (♂) sp. nov., are described and diagnosed. Mogrus frontosus (Simon, 1871) is redescribed based on a male collected from Mandaitivu Island of Jaffna District in Sri Lanka. The genera Brancus Simon, 1902, Mogrus Simon, 1882 and Schenkelia Lessert, 1927 are reported for the fi rst time from Sri Lanka (Brancus and Schenkelia are recorded for the fi rst time outside Africa).

Redefinition and partial revision of the genus Stenaelurillus Simon, 1886 (Arachnida, Araneae, Salticidae)

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This paper presents an improved diagnosis and definition of the genus Stenaelurillus Simon, 1886, with new taxonomic and faunistic data for 23 species. The genera Microheros Wesołowska & Cumming, 1999 and Mashonarus Wesołowska & Cumming, 2002 are synonymized with Stenaelurillus. Six new species are described: Stenaelurillus bandama sp. nov. (♂♀, from Côte d’Ivoire), S. belihuloya sp. nov. (♂, from Sri Lanka), S. jocquei sp. nov. (♂♀, from Cameroon), S. pseudoguttatus sp. nov. (♂, from Namibia), S. senegalensis sp. nov. (♂♀, from Senegal), and Stenaelurillus siyamae sp. nov. (♀, from Sudan). Lectotypes are designated for two species: S. albopunctatus Caporiacco, 1949 (♂) from Kenya and S. werneri Simon, 1906 (♀) from South Sudan. Six new combinations are proposed: Aelurillus ambiguus (Denis, 1966), comb. nov. (ex Stenaelurillus); Evarcha werneri (Simon, 1906), comb. nov. (ex Stenaelurillus); Phlegra davidi (Caleb, Mungkung & Mathai, 2015), comb. nov. (ex Mashonarus); Stenaelurillus brandbergensis (Wesołowska, 2006), comb. nov. (ex Mashonarus); Stenaelurillus guttatus (Wesołowska & Cumming, 2002), comb. nov. (ex Mashonarus); and S. termitophagus (Wesołowska & Cumming, 1999), comb. nov. (ex Microheros). Two species names are synonymized: Evarcha elegans Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 with E. werneri comb. nov.; and Aelurillus sahariensis Berland & Millot, 1941 with Stenaelurillus nigricaudus Simon, 1886. The female of S. fuscatus Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 is described for the first time.

Jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) of the Na Hang Nature Reserve, Tuyen Quang Province, Vietnam

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A survey of 26 species of Salticidae newly collected from the Na Hang Nature Reserve (NW Vietnam) is presented. A new monotypic genus is established: Rhenefictus gen. n. (type species: Rhenefictus tropicus sp. n.). Nine new species are described: Chinophrys pulcra sp. n. (♀), Myrmarachne fredwanlessi sp. n. (♂♀), M. singulare sp. n. (♂), Orcevia terrestre sp. n. (♂), Pancorius nahang sp. n. (♀), P. pseudomagnus sp. n. (♀), Rhenefictus tropicus sp. n. (♂), Thiania zabkai sp. n. (♂♀), Toxeus yamasakii sp. n. (♂♀). Three new synonyms are established: Cheliceroides Żabka, 1985 syn. n. with Colopsus Simon, 1902; Langerra longicymbia Song & Chai, 1991 syn. n. with Langerra oculina Żabka, 1985; Thyene radialis Xie & Peng, 1995 syn. n. with Thyene orientalis Żabka, 1985. One synonymy is reinstated: Myrmarachne gorontaloensis Yamasaki, 2012, Syn. rev. with M. bicuspidata Yamasaki, 2012. Two new combinations are proposed: Bathippus brevipalpis (Roy, Saha & Raychaudhuri, 2016), comb. n., and Colopsus longipalpis (Żabka, 1985), comb. n., both ex Cheliceroides.

A revision of the genus Pochyta Simon, with descriptions of new species (Araneae: Salticidae: Thiratoscirtina)

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Thiratoscirtina is an African endemic subtribe of aelurilline jumping spiders. Among the 18 genera belonging here, the genus Pochyta Simon, 1901 and its ten currently recognized species is yet to be revised, and the described species have been not studied from a taxonomical perspective. We examined all the species thought to belong here based on the type material. The limits of the genus are redefined. Pochyta moschensis Caporiacco, 1947 is proposed as the junior synonym of Natta horizontalis Karsch, 1879. Pochyta simoni Lessert, 1925 is transferred to the newly established genus Kibo gen. n., and a new combination Kibo simoni comb. n. is proposed for it. Both P. albimana Simon, 1902 and P. pannosa Simon, 1903 are proposed as a junior synonym of P. spinosa Simon, 1901, the type species. P. occidentalis Simon, 1902 is proposed as a junior synonym of P. pulchra (Thorell, 1899). Lectotypes are designated for Pochyta insulana and P. simoni. Seven new species are described: Pochyta aurantiaca sp. n. (♂♀), P. equatorialis sp. n. (♂♀), P. lucida sp. n. (♀), P. maddisoni sp. n. (♂♀), P. tendicula sp. n. (♂)—all from Gabon, P. konilokho sp. n. (♂) from Guinea, and P. minuta sp. n. (♀) from Nigeria. The yet unknown females of Pochyta fastibilis Simon, 1903, P. major Simon, 1902 and P. pulchra (Thorell, 1899) are described for the first time. New distribution data for some species are given.

Over 40 years with jumping spiders: on the 70th birthday of Wanda Wesołowska

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Professor Wanda Wesołowska (maiden name Nowysz)—an internationally recognised expert in the taxonomy of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae)—was born in Włocławek (Central Poland) on 11 August 1950. Wanda spent her youth and received her primary and secondary education in Szczecin (NW Poland). After finishing school in 1968, she entered the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, where she studied biology. Wanda graduated with a MSc degree in 1973. Her thesis was devoted to birds and was titled “Observations on the water and marsh birds on the storage-reservoir on the Vistula river near Włocławek during migration seasons”. This research was published as a scientific paper (Nowysz-Wesołowska 1976). Thus, Wanda began her scientific career with research on birds, an interest that is not uncommon among arachnologists (e.g., Pontus Palmgren, Michael I. Saaristo and Eugène Simon). This passion was shared with her future husband Tomasz Wesołowski. While still a student, Wanda undertook several regional field trips and published four papers on birds, with most of them being co-authored with Tomasz (Nowysz & Wesołowski 1972, 1973a,b; Nowysz 1973). Recently, Wanda and Tomasz celebrated the 40th anniversary of their marriage with another joint paper devoted to the ecology of the fluke Leucochloridium and its effect on the behaviour of the snail Succinea putris (Wesołowska & Wesołowski 2014). Wanda and Tomasz have one daughter, Olga, who currently works at the Department of Biophysics and Neurobiology at the Wrocław Medical Unversity (Poland), and a grandson, Mikołaj.

A revision of Pachyballus Simon, 1900 and Peplometus Simon, 1900 (Araneae, Salticidae, Ballini) with descriptions of new species

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Two genera from the tribe Ballini (Araneae, Salticidae), Pachyballus Simon, 1900 and Peplometus Simon, 1900, are remarkable for their resemblance to beetles. Their biology is, however, poorly known and taxonomy has hitherto been rarely analysed. Thirteen species are included in this taxonomic revision of the two genera. Six of them are new to the science: Pachyballus caelestissp. nov. (♂♀, Congo D.R.), Pachyballus miniscutulussp. nov. (♂♀, South Africa), Pachyballus mombasensissp. nov. (♂♀, Kenya), Pachyballus ornatussp. nov. (♂♀, Congo D.R. and Tanzania), Peplometus congoensissp. nov. (♂♀, Congo and Congo D.R.), and Peplometus nimbasp. nov. (♂, Guinea). One species ( Pachyballus cordiformis Berland et Millot, 1941) and a subspecies ( P. flavipes aurantius Caporiacco, 1949) are recognised as synonyms of Pachyballus flavipes Simon, 1910. One new combination is proposed: Peplometus oyo (Wesołowska et Russell-Smith, 2011) comb. nov. (ex Pachyballus ). The previously unknown females of Pachyballus transversus Simon, 1900 and Peplometus chlorophthalmus Simon, 1900, along with the males of Pachyballus castaneus Simon, 1900 and Peplometus biscutellatus (Simon, 1887) are newly diagnosed and described. Neotypes for Pachyballus castaneus and P. flavipes are designated. Numerous new data on the distribution are provided here and a key to Pachyballus females and to the males of Peplometus is presented. Identity of one species remains doubtful, Pachyballus gambeyi (Simon, 1880).

Belippo eburnensis sp.n., a new ant-like jumping spider (Araneae: Salticidae) from western Africa

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Edwards, G.B. A philosophy and methodology for matching opposite sexes of one species, exemplified by a new synonym in Myrmarachne (Araneae: Salticidae). Peckhamia 111.1

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G. B. Edwards

Different philosophies concerning matching opposite sexes of one species, including descriptions of species from single sexes, are discussed. The idea that matching sexes of the same species is methodologically similar to placing species within a single genus is examined. In other words, while differences exist between intraspecific sexes as they do between intrageneric species, discovered intersexual shared autapomorphies or unique sets of characters must place them together as a single species until proven otherwise with new data. The description of separate new species for male and female individuals with similar morphology, especially if they have similar locality data, is untenable, as it generally results in the synonymy of one of the names when additional data is acquired. Separate sex descriptions hyper-inflate the species count for the family, giving a false sense of extant biodiversity. In such instances, the burden of proof must be to show that the sexes do not belong to one species, rather than to prove that they do. A methodology is proposed to be used as a guideline in making decisions about unmatched sexes and undescribed species. It incorporates an autapomorphy shared by both sexes as an intraspecific counterpart to an interspecific synapomorphy, as well as a geographic concept that places single types of intrageneric male and female specimens together as one species. This methodology is applied to the recent descriptions of two species of Myrmarachne, resulting in the following: Myrmarachne gorontaloensis Yamasaki 2012 is a NEW SYNONYM of Myrmarachne bicuspidata Yamasaki 2012.

The jumping spiders of Mozambique (Araneae: Salticidae)

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Only 26 species of jumping spiders have been recorded from Mozambique to date. The present study is based on materials from four museum collections. Fourteen species are described as new to science: Habrocestum mozambicum sp. nov. (♂ ♀), Hyllus bisulcus sp. nov. (♂), H. ornatus sp. nov. (♂ ♀), H. simplex sp. nov. (♂), H. tetensis sp. nov. (♀), Langelurillus alius sp. nov. (♂), L. pusillus sp. nov. (♂), Langona spiralis sp. nov. (♀), Phintella elegans sp. nov. (♀), Rhene plumata sp. nov. (♂ ♀), Thiratoscirtus clarus sp. nov. (♀), T. gimoi sp. nov. (♀), Thyene roeweri sp. nov. (♂) and Vicirionessa spinosa sp. nov. (♂ ♀). Four new combinations are proposed: Afraflacilla sengwaensis (Wesołowska & Cumming, 2011) comb. nov., Psenuc dentatus (Wesołowska & Haddad, 2013) comb. nov. and P. squamatus (Haddad & Wesołowska, 2013) comb. nov. (all from Pseudicius Simon, 1885), and Evarcha soricina (Thorell, 1899) comb. nov. (from Marpissa C.L. Koch, 1846). The previously unknown sexes of two species, Asemonea clara Wesołowska & Haddad, 2013 (♂) and Thyene leighi Peckham & Peckham, 1903 (♀), are described for the first time. The updated list of salticids from Mozambique contains 118 species, of which 78 are recorded from the country for the first time.

The genus Baryphas Simon, 1902 (Araneae: Salticidae) in South Africa, with the description of a new species

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The type species of Baryphas Simon, 1902, B. ahenus Simon, 1902, is illustrated and its distribution in South Africa is updated based on the material contained in six collections. A new species, B. parvulus sp. nov., is described from north-eastern South Africa. DNA barcodes (cytochrome oxidase subunit I, COI) are presented for seven Baryphas specimens and several other Plexippini from South Africa, with the results supporting the distinction between the two Baryphas species.

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The spider fauna of most African regions is severely understudied, there is a need for revision of old data and publishing new records. The previous list of jumping spiders (Salticidae) of Uganda contained merely 25 species. The presented survey, which is based on material from several museum collections, provides new faunistic and taxonomic information. The data already available in the literature are critically reviewed and an updated checklist of jumping spiders from Uganda is published. Two new genera are established: Phintellosa gen. nov. with type species Maevia comosissima Simon, 1886 and Ruwenzorek gen. nov. with type species Ruwenzorek evansi gen. et sp. nov. Thirty-three species are newly described: Asemonea wagneri sp. nov. (♂), Dendryphantes ruwenzori sp. nov. (♂♀), Dendryphantes sasa sp. nov. (♀), Enoplomischus pulcher sp. nov. (♂♀), Evarcha degeni sp. nov. (♂), Finger minor sp. nov. (♂♀), Hermosa yurai sp. nov. (♂♀), Hermotimus cornutus sp. nov. (♂♀), Hyllus formosus sp. nov. (♀), Icius entebbensis sp. nov. (♂), Icius hortensis sp. nov. (♂), Longarenus mpanga sp. nov. (♀), Massagris budongo sp. nov. (♂♀), Mexcala inopinata sp. nov. (♂♀), Myrmarachne corusca sp. nov. (♀), Phintella bella sp. nov. (♂♀), Phintella jucunda sp. nov. (♀), Phintella nilotica sp. nov. (♂), Plexippoides dentatus sp. nov. (♂), Rhene amabilis sp. nov. (♂♀), Rhene eximia sp. nov. (♂♀), Rhene hexagon sp. nov. (♂♀), Rhene sororis sp. nov. (♀), Rhene ugandensis sp. nov. (♀), Ruwenzorek evansi gen. et sp. nov. (♀), Thiratoscirtus africanus sp. nov. (♂♀), Thiratoscirtus bwindi sp. nov. (♀), Thiratoscirtus magnus sp. nov. (♀), Thiratoscirtus spinifer sp. nov. (♂), Thyene masindi sp. nov. (♂♀), Thyene perfecta sp. nov. (♂), Tusitala ugandensis sp. nov. (♀) and Vicirionessa ignota sp. nov. (♀). Five specific names are synonymized: Enoplomischus spinosus Wesołowska, 2005 with Enoplomischus ghesquierei Giltay, 1931, Evarcha elegans Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 [removed from synonymy of Evarcha werneri (Simon, 1906)] with Hyllus dotatus (Peckham & Peckham, 1903), Myrmarachne mussungue Wanless, 1978 with Myrmarachne evidens Roewer, 1965, Plexippus fibulatus Dawidowicz & Wesołowska, 2016 with Schenkelia modesta Lessert, 1927 and Vicirionessa prenanti (Berland & Millot, 1941) with Vicirionessa fuscimana (Simon, 1903). Two new combinations are proposed: Phintella chopardi (Berland & Millot, 1941) comb. nov. ex Cosmophasis and Phintellosa comosissima (Simon, 1886) gen. et comb. nov. ex Maevia. The as yet unknown females of nine species are described for the first time: Alfenus calamistratus Simon, 1902, Baryphas scintillans Berland & Millot, 1941, Dendryphantes elgonensis Wesołowska & Dawidowicz, 2014, Depreissia myrmex Lessert, 1942, Mikrus ugandensis Wesołowska, 2001, Phintella brevis Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2022, Phintellosa comosissima (Simon, 1886), Thiratoscirtus patagonicus Simon, 1886 and Thyene verdieri (Berland & Millot, 1941). The resulting list of salticids from Uganda now contains 141 species, of which 116 are recorded in this country for the first time. There is little overlap in the species list of Uganda and that of the neighbouring countries, not exceeding 40%.

Phylogenomic placement and revision of Iranattus Prószyński, 1992 jumping spiders (Salticidae, Plexippini, Plexippina)

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Mitt Mus Natur Be Zool Reihe

The jumping spider genus Iranattus Prószyński, 1992, distributed from Africa to southwestern Asia, has been placed within the Harmochirina because of their male palp structures and elongated third legs. Here, we present phylogenomic evidence that it belongs instead to the subtribe Plexippina, further supported by the resence of two coupling pockets in the female epigyne. In this study, we redescribe I. principalis (Wesołowska, 2000) and I. rectangularis Prószyński, 1992. Additionally, the female of I. rectangularis, the type species of the genus, is described for the first time, and we report its range extension east to India.

A Contribution to Thiratoscirtines from Central Africa with Description of New Genera and Species (Araneae: Salticidae: Thiratoscirtina)

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Sep 2023

Araneae (spiders) of South America: a synopsis of current knowledge

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Feb 2022

Nadine Duperre

South America is the fourth largest continent on the planet; its birds, mammals, and amphibian's biodiversity is relatively well known, but no outright assessment of the continent spider (Araneae) fauna has been done to date. From January 2019 to August 2020, a recompilation of all spider species registered to occur in South America was conducted based on the data available from the World Spider Catalog [2020. Version 18.5. Natural History Museum Bern. [cited Jan 2019–Aug 2020]]. The assessment revealed that the South American spider fauna comprises 83 families, 1018 genera, and 8302 species, representing 17% of the world spider fauna biodiversity; however, 94% of the spider-specific biodiversity is found nowhere else on earth. A total of 78 species have been introduced in South America, while 30 species were exported from the South American continent to other parts of the world. For all South American families, an overview of the current knowledge is presented: distribution, endemism, taxonomical inconsistency, and problems are discussed. The complete checklist of spiders occurring in SA with distribution given by countries and the complete list of introduced and exported species with details of their native region and current known distribution are presented.

Five new jumping spiders from Nigeria (Araneae: Salticidae: Thiratoscirtina)

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Nov 2021

Wanda Wesołowska

Three new genera of salticids are established: Detalik gen. n., Drobinka gen. n., and Malizna gen. n. Five new species of thiratoscirtine jumping spiders from Nigeria are diagnosed, described, and illustrated: Detalik anthonyi sp. n. (), D. ibadan sp. n. (), D. idanrensis sp. n. (), Drobinka parvula sp. n. (), and Malizna admirabilis sp n. (). The last species is also found in Uganda.

Checklist of the spiders (Araneae) of Kenya

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A checklist of 805 spider species and subspecies belonging to 57 families described and/or reported from Kenya up to 31 December 2018 is provided. Species distribution within Kenya is given according to counties and specific localities. A historical survey is provided and each record is presented in its original combination. The list is dominated by members of the families Salticidae and Linyphiidae (160 and 110 species, respectively). Eighteen families are represented by a single species. About 300 species are known exclusively from Kenya and 158 species are sub-endemics. Two hundred and forty two species are described from a single sex (159 females and 83 males) and 24 from juveniles. Nairobi County has the greatest number of records, five counties had a frequency of one, while nine counties had no collection records. There are two fossil spiders known from Kenya belonging to the family Oonopidae. One new combination is proposed: Hypsosinga holzapfelae (Lessert, 1936), comb. nov. (ex. Araneus Clerck, 1757).

Manzuma gen. nov., a new aelurilline genus of jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae)

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Galina N. Azarkina

A new jumping spider genus, Manzuma gen. nov. (Salticidae Blackwall, 1841), is described, type species is Manzuma nigritibia (Caporiacco, 1941). Aelurillus reconditus Wesołowska & van Harten, 1994 is synonymized with Rafalus nigritibiis (Caporiacco, 1941). Four new combinations are proposed: M. jocquei gen. et comb. nov. (ex Aelurillus), M. kenyaensis gen. et comb. nov. (ex Langelurillus), M. lympha gen. et comb. nov. (ex Rafalus) and M. nigritibia gen. et comb. nov. (ex Rafalus). Three species, M. botswana gen. et sp. nov. (♂♀, Botswana and Republic of South Africa), M. petroae gen. et sp. nov. (♂♀, Republic of South Africa) and M. tanzanica gen. et sp. nov. (♂, Tanzania), are described. The male of M. kenyaensis gen. et comb. nov. and female of M. lympha gen. et comb. nov. are described for the first time. A new aelurilline synapomorphy is proposed. Identification key for males is provided.

Contribución al conocimiento de las arañas saltarinas (Araneae: Salticidae) de Colombia

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May 2018

William Galvis

Se presenta una sinopsis taxonómica parcial a nivel de género de las arañas saltarinas de la familia Salticidae Blackwall, 1841 (Araneae: Dyonicha) para Colombia. Se registran 105 géneros, 7 subtribus, 17 tribus y tres subfamilias, de los cuales 62 géneros, una subtribu (Harmochirina Simon, 1903), cuatro tribus (Hasariini Simon, 1903, Lapsiini Maddison, 2015, Myrmarachnini Simon, 1901 y Thiodinini Simon, 1901), y una subfamilia (Spartaeinae Wanless, 1984) corresponden a nuevos registros para la fauna de Salticidae de Colombia. Debido a la enorme limitación de tiempo para completar este trabajo en un semestre, sólo se incluye información para 31 géneros, configurando el presente trabajo en una primera entrega de géneros de Salticidae de Colombia. Adicionalmente, se incluye una introducción general a la diversidad y sistemática de Salticidae, presentando información como diagnosis, características generales, comentarios en sistemática e historia natural para cada uno de los géneros incluidos, así como imágenes diagnósticas, mapas de distribución y literatura de interés. Así mismo se incluye una primera clave taxonómica general de los géneros de Salticidae de Colombia, equivalente a aproximadamente 40% de los géneros del Nuevo Mundo. De esta manera se confirma a Colombia como un país con una enorme riqueza en el grupo. Finalmente, se ofrece un listado anexo que considera todas las especies de Salticidae del Nuevo Mundo. -- A partial taxonomic synopsis at genus level of the jumping spiders of the family Salticidae Blackwall, 1841 (Araneae: Dyonicha) from Colombia, is presented. 105 genera, 7 subtribes, 17 tribes and three subfamilies are officially reported, of which 62 genera, one subtribe (Harmochirina Simon, 1903), four tribes (Hasariini Simon, 1903, Lapsiini Maddison, 2015, Myrmarachnini Simon, 1901 and Thiodinini Simon, 1901), and one subfamily (Spartaeinae Wanless, 1984) correspond to new records for the salticid fauna of Colombia. Due to the enormous time limitation to complete this work in a semester, only information for 31 genera is included, configuring the present work in a first version of Genera of jumping spiders from Colombia. Additionally, a general introduction to the diversity and systematics of Salticidae is included, presenting information such as diagnosis, general characteristics, comments in systematics and natural history for each of the included genera, as well as diagnostic images, distribution maps and recommended literature. Likewise, a first general taxonomic key of the genera of Salticidae of Colombia, aproximatelly 40% of those from the New World, is included. In this way, Colombia is confirmed as a country with an enormous richness in the group. Finally, a list that considers all the salticid species of the New World is presented.

Description of some Salticidae (Aranei) from the Malay Archipelago. II. Salticidae of Java and Sumatra, with comments on related species

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Mar 2012

This paper describes two new genera (Junxattus gen.n. and Leuserattus gen.n.) and 12 new species from Sumatra and Java: Bathippus petrae sp.n., Donoessus kerinci sp.n., Emathis sumatranus sp.n., Heratemita tenenbaumi sp.n., Junxattus daiqini sp.n., Leuserattus gunung sp.n., Nannenus maughami sp.n., N. siedleckii sp.n., Orcevia kuloni sp.n., Orsima tha-leri sp.n., Phintella conradi sp.n., Pseudicius javani-cus sp.n., as well as first description of unknown female of Thianitara spectrum Simon, 1903. A related species Th. thailandica sp.n. is described from Thailand. Genus Orcevia Thorell, 1890 is removed from synonymy with Laufeia Simon, 1889, and following new combinations of SE Asian species created: Laufe-ia eucola (Thorell, 1890) = O. eucola Thorell, 1890, L. keyserlingi (Thorell, 1890) = O. keyserlingi Thorell, 1890, L. perakensis (Simon, 1901) = O. perakensis Simon, 1901, L. proszynskii Song et al., 1988 = O. proszynskii (Song et al., 1988). comb.n. Taxonomic problems are discussed and new drawings added to the species Epeus flavobilineatus (Doleschall, 1859), Lei-kung porosa (Wanless, 1978), Mintonia tauricornis Wanless, 1984, Phaeacius fimbriatus Simon, 1900, and Taraxella sumatrana Wanless, 1987. The genus Emathis Simon, 1899 is redefined and its name restricted to the Southeastern Asian species only. Five Caribbean species earlier considered in Emathis are transferred into a new genus Petemathis gen.n.: P. luteopunctata (Petrunkevitch, 1930) comb.n, P. minu-ta (Petrunkevitch, 1930) comb.n., P. portoricensis (Petrunkevitch, 1930) comb.n (type species), P. tetu-ani (Petrunkevitch, 1930) comb.n. and P. unispina (Franganillo, 1930) comb.n.

New Species and New Records of Jumping Spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from Central South Africa

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Examination of recently collected material of predominantly ground-dwelling jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) mainly from the Free State and Northern Cape provinces, South Africa, lead to the discovery of 15 new species, which are described here: Cembalea triloris sp. n., Evarcha brinki sp. n., E. flagellaris sp. n., E. vittula sp. n., Icius pulchellus sp. n., Langona hirsuta sp. n., L. lotzi sp. n., Microbianor globosus sp. n., Pseudicius dependens sp. n., P. gracilis sp. n., P. karinae sp. n., P. maculatus sp. n., P. solitarius sp. n., Rhene lingularis sp. n. and Tanzania meridionalis sp. n. The unknown male of Rhene konradi Wesołowska, 2009, and the unknown females of Pellenes bulawayoensis Wesołowska, 1999, P. modicus Wesołowska &Russell-Smith, 2000, Phlegra etosha Logunov & Azarkina, 2006, P. karoo Wesołowska, 2006 and Thyene thyenioides (Lessert, 1925), are described for the first time. Nine species, endryphantes hararensis Wesołowska & Cumming, 2008, Menemerus pilosus Wesołowska, 2006, Pellenes geniculatus (Simon, 1868), P. modicus, Phlegra bresnieri (Lucas, 1846), P. etosha, P. karoo, Tanzania mkomaziensis (Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000) and T. thyenioides, are recorded from South Africa for the first time. Apart from two records in the Northern Cape Province, Cembalea triloris sp. n. is also recorded from southern Namibia. Additionally, new provincial records for species previously recorded from elsewhere in South Africa are presented: 19 species are recorded from the Free State for the first time, five from the North West, and two from the Northern Cape. Thyenula oranjensis Wesołowska, 2001, described from the eastern Free State, is recorded from KwaZulu-Natal for the first time.

A phylogenetic classification of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae)

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Nov 2015

Wayne Maddison

The classification of jumping spiders (Salticidae) is revised to bring it into accord with recent phylogenetic work. Of the 610 recognized extant and fossil genera, 588 are placed at least to subfamily, most to tribe, based on both molecular and morphological information. The new subfamilies Onomastinae, Asemoneinae, and Eupoinae, and the new tribes Lapsiini, Tisanibini, Neonini, Mopsini, and Nannenini, are described. A new unranked clade, the Simonida, is recognized. Most other family-group taxa formerly ranked as subfamilies are given new status as tribes or subtribes. The large long-recognized clade recently called the Salticoida is ranked as a subfamily, the Salticinae, with the name Salticoida reassigned to its major subgroup (the sister group to the Amycoida). Heliophaninae Petrunkevitch and Pelleninae Petrunkevitch are considered junior synonyms of Chrysillini Simon and Harmochirina Simon respectively. Spartaeinae Wanless and Euophryini Simon are preserved despite older synonyms. The genus Meata Żabka is synonymized with Gedea Simon, and Diagondas Simon with Carrhotus Thorell. The proposed relationships indicate that a strongly ant-like body has evolved at least 12 times in salticids, and a strongly beetle-like body at least 8 times. Photographs of living specimens of all 7 subfamilies, 30 tribes, and 13 subtribes are presented.

Ansienulina , a New Genus of Jumping Spiders from Tropical Africa (Araneae: Salticidae: Thiratoscirtinae)

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Aug 2015

Wanda Wesołowska

A new genus of jumping spider, Ansienulina gen. n., with the species Ansienulina mirabilis sp. n. (♂♀), is described from Kenya, Angola and Namibia.

New Data on the Jumping Spiders of South Africa (Araneae: Salticidae)

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Examination of museum collections and of recently collected materials lead to the discovery of the following 19 jumping spider species that are described here: Asemonea amatola sp. n. (♀), A. clara sp. n. (♀), Belippo meridionalis sp. n. (♂♀), Colaxes benjamini sp. n. (♂♀), Dendryphantes limpopo sp. n. (♀), D. silvestris sp. n. (♂♀ Evarcha denticulata sp. n. (♂), Heliophanus gramineus sp. n. (♀), H. ndumoensis sp. n. (♂), Langelurillus krugeri sp. n. (♀), Massagris contortuplicata sp. n. (♀), Pseudicius dentatus sp. n. (♂♀), P. femineus sp. n. (♀), P. flabellus sp. n. (♂), P. imitator sp. n. (♂♀), Rhene amanzi sp. n. (♂), R. punctatus sp. n. (♂), R. timidus sp. n. (♀), and Tomomingi szutsi sp. n. (♂♀)A new genus, Ureta gen. n., is described, with U. quadrispinosa (Lawrence, 1938) comb. n. (from Euophrys C.L. Koch, 1834) as the type species. Two further new combinations are proposed: Afromarengo bimaculata (Peckham & Peckham, 1903) comb, n., transferred from Copocrossa Simon, 1901, and Brancus mustelus (Simon, 1902) comb, n., transferred from Evarcha Simon, 1902. Massagris regina Wesołowska, 1993 is synonymised with M. honesta Wesołowska, 1993. The unknown adults of A. bimaculata, the unknown males of Heliophanus aberdarensis Wesołowska, 1986, Pseudicius africanus Peckham & Peckham, 1903 and U. quadrispinosa, and the unknown females of Evarcha striolata Wesołowska & Haddad, 2009, Rhene facilis Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 and Sibianor victoriae Logunov, 2000, are described. Twelve species are recorded from South Africa for the first time: Asemonea murphyae Wanless, 1980, Dendryphantes rafalskii Wesołowska, 1999, Evarcha zimbabwensis Wesołowska & Cumming, 2008, Hasarius adansoni (Audouin, 1826), Heliophanus aberdarensis, H. pygmaeus Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000, Langona tortuosa Wesołowska, 2011, Mogrus mathisi (Berland & Millot, 1941), P. elegans Wesołowska & Cumming, 2008, R. facilis Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000, S. victoriae and Xuriella prima Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000. Additionally, new provincial records for species previously recorded from elsewhere in South Africa are provided for the Eastern Cape (eight spp.), Western Cape (five spp.), Limpopo (two spp.), and North West and Mpumalanga provinces (one species from each).

Two new Thiratoscirtus species from Gabon (Araneae, Salticidae, Thiratoscirtinae)

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Two new species of jumping spiders, Thiratoscirtus oberleuthneri (male) and Th. lamboji (female), are described from Gabon, one of the least explored areas of the Afrotropics. Both species live in rainforest, at the forest floor. They are members of a very poorly known subfamily of salticids, the Thiratoscirtinae.

Redescriptions of Some Salticid Species (Araneae: Salticidae) from South Africa and Zimbabwe Described by G. and E. Peckham

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Sep 2012
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Wanda Wesołowska

The following 14 species of jumping spiders from the southern part of Africa are redescribed : Baryphas woodi (Peckham & Peckham, 1903), Cosmophasis australis Simon, 1902, Euophrys infausta Peckham & Peckham, 1903, Euophrys purcelli Peckham & Peckham, 1903, Habrocestum luculentum Peckham & Peckham, 1903, Parajotus obscurofemoratus Peckham & Peckham, 1903, Phlegra imperiosa Peckham ł Peckham, 1903, Pochyta solers Peckham ł Peckham, 1903, Rhene banksi Peckham ł Peckham, 1902, Rhene biguttata Peckham ł Peckham, 1903, Saitis leighi Peckham ł Peckham, 1903, Sitticus uphami (Peckham ł Peckham, 1903), Thyene aperta (Peckham ł Peckham, 1903) and Thyenula juvenca Simon, 1902. A lectopype for Rhene biguttata is designated. The generic name Klamathia Peckham ł Peckham, 1903 is recognized as a junior synonym of Thyenula Simon, 1902. Three new synonyms are recognized: Heliophanus orchestioides Lessert, 1925 with Euophrys infausta Peckham ł Peckham, 1903, Pochyta solers Peckham ł Peckham, 1903 with Phintella aequipes (Peckham & Peckham, 1903) and Klamathia flava Peckham ł Peckham, 1903 with Thyenula juvenca Simon, 1902. Five new combinations are proposed: Euophrys uphami (ex Sitticus) Heliophanus infaustus (ex Euophrys), Mogrus woodi (ex Baryphas), Phintella australis (ex Cosmophasis) and Thyenula leighi (ex Saitis). Females of Euophrys purcelli and Thyenula leighi are described for the first time.

Redescriptions of poorly known species of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from South Africa and Namibia

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The following seven species of southern African Salticidae, known only from type specimens or one sex, and last described in the early 20th century, are redescribed: Baryphas ahenus Simon, 1902, Brancus muticus Simon, 1902, Euophrys quadrispinosa Lawrence, 1927, Evarcha natalica Simon, 1902, Mogrus macrocephalus Lawrence, 1927, Thyene damarensis Lawrence, 1927 and Thyene bilineata Lawrence, 1927. Two new synonyms are proposed, Thyene damarensis Lawrence, 1927 syn. n. with Hyllus dotatus (Peckham et Peckham, 1903) and Thyene bilineata striatipes Lawrence, 1927 syn. n. with T. bilineata Lawrence, 1927. One new combination is proposed, Thyenula natalica comb. n. (ex Evarcha). Lectotypes for Baryphas ahenus Simon, 1902 and Thyene bilineata Lawrence, 1927 are designated. The female of Brancus muticus Simon, 1902 is described for the first time.

Jumping Spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) of the Calabar Area (Se Nigeria)

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Dec 2012

Forty nine species of jumping spiders from the Calabar area in southeastern Nigeria and two from Kaduna Junction in central northern Nigeria are listed in this paper. Among these, the following 8 species are described as new to science: Bacelarella gibbosa sp. nov. (male female ), Brancus lacrimosus sp. nov. (male), "Brancus" nigeriensis sp. nov. (female), Mexcala smaragdina sp. nov. (male), Phintella paludosa sp. nov. (male), Thiratoscirtus atakpa sp. nov. (female), Thiratoscirtus efik sp. nov. (male) andThiratoscirtus procerus sp. nov. (female). Females of Baryphas jullieni Simon, 1902, Longarenus brachycephalus Simon, 1903 and Thiratoscirtus torquatus Simon, 1903 are described for the first time. Two species names are synonymized, Schenkelia gertschi Berland et Millot, 1941 with Schenkelia modesta Lessert, 1927 and Myrmarachne insulana Roewer, 1942 with Myrmarachne hesperia (Simon, 1887). Four new combinations are proposed, Viciria mondoni Berland et Millot 1941, Viciria niveimana Simon, 1902 and Viciria peckhamorum Lessert, 1927 are transferred to the genus Brancus, and Mithion grassei Berland et Millot, 1941 is transferred to the genus Pseudicius. Twenty eight salticid species are recorded for the first time in Nigeria.

The biogeography and age of salticid spider radiations (Araneae: Salticidae)

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Jun 2012
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Globally distributed, jumping spiders (Salticidae) are species-rich and morphologically diverse. Recent molecular phylogenetic work has revealed that major clades are largely isolated to particular continental regions, suggesting their radiations postdated Mesozoic continental break up, but corroboration from a multi-gene time-calibrated phylogeny has been lacking, and an important tropical forest region, Central and West Africa, has been largely unsampled. Newly sampled species, many from Gabon, were included among taxa sequenced for the genes 28s, Actin 5C, 16sND1, and CO1. Likelihood and Bayesian analyses show that most of the Gabonese species from forest habitats fall into a single large clade, which we name the Thiratoscirtinae (new subfamily), within the broader Aelurilloida. The aelurilloids, together with the plexippoids, euophryines, heliophanines and smaller groups (e.g. Leptorchestae, Hasarieae, Philaeus group, Salticus), form a large clade that we name the Saltafresia. Most saltafresian diversification appears to have occured in Afro-Eurasia, with the exception of the euophryines (largely Neotropical, Australasian and Southeast Asian) and two radiations in the New World (Habronattus, freyines). Using Bayesian relaxed molecular-clock methods, calibrated by amber fossil data and a geological constraint, we estimate that most recent common ancestor of the family occurred 47-57 million years ago, when the continents would have already separated substantially. The Salticoida is dated to 41-50 million years, and its four major subclades Amycoida, Astioida, Marpissoida, and Saltafresia are each dated to 29-44 million years. By these inferred dates, salticids were radiating while the earth was warmer than today, with expanded megathermal forests and, most likely, diverse insect herbivores. Our phylogeny indicates mixing of radiating faunas from isolated regions has been limited, yet some long-range dispersal events, such as the arrival of the genus Habronattus to the New World, have occurred. Four African species formerly in Viciria are moved to Telamonia, establishing the new combinations Telamonia besanconi (Berland and Millot), Telamonia fuscimana (Simon), Telamonia longiuscula (Thorell), Telamonia thoracica (Thorell). The Marpissoida is expanded to include the Ballinae.

New synonyms and replacement names in the genus group taxa of Araneida

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In this paper, following 13 replacement names in the genus group taxa and 2 junior objective synonyms are proposed. These are as follows; Daviesa nom. nov., Orumcekia nom. nov., Forstera nom. nov., Uzakia nom. nov., Wiltona nom. nov., Omucukia nom. nov., Tanasevitchina nom. nov., Juanfernandezia nom. nov., Tanzania nom. nov., Wesolowskana nom.nov., Platnickina nom. nov., Seycellesa nom. nov., Saaristoa nom. nov., Venezuela nom. nov.; Locketina Koçak & Kemal,2006 (= Locketella Özdikmen,2007) (syn. n.), Millidgella Kammerer,2006 (=Neovaldiviella Özdikmen,2007) (syn.n.). New combinations and the distributions of the species under discussion are as follows: Daviesa gallonae (Davies, 1993) (comb. n.) Distribution: Australia: Queensland. Daviesa lubinae (Davies, 1993) (comb. n.) Distribution: Australia: Queensland. Orumcekia gemata (Wang, 1994) (comb. n.) Distribution: China, Vietnam. - Orumcekia jianhuii (Tang & Yin, 2002) (comb. n.) Distribution: China. - Orumcekia lanna (Dankittipakul, Sonthichai & Wang, 2006) (comb. n.) Distribution: Thailand.- Orumcekia libo (Wang, 2003) (comb. n.) Distribution: China. - Orumcekia mangshan (Zhang & Yin, 2001) (comb. n.) Distribution: China. - Orumcekia pseudogemata (Xu & Li, 2007) (comb. n.) Distribution: China. - Orumcekia sigillata (Wang, 1994) (comb. n.) Distribution: China. - Orumcekia subsigillata (Wang, 2003) (comb. n.) Distribution: China. Forstera daviesae (Forster,1988) (comb.n.) Distribution: Australia: Queensland. Uzakia unica (Forster, 1970) (comb.n.) Distribution: New Zealand. Wiltona filicicola (Forster & Wilton,1973) (comb.n.) Distribution: New Zealand. Omucukia angusta (Simon, 1889) (comb.n.) Distribution: Madagascar. - Omucukia madrela Jocqué, 1991 (comb.n.) Distribution: Madagascar. Tanasevitchina kayaensis (Paik, 1965) (comb.n.) Distribution: Russia, Korea, Japan. Tanzania minutus (Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2000) (comb.n.) Distribution: Tanzania. - Tanzania mkomaziensis (Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2000) (comb.n.) Distribution: Tanzania. - Tanzania pusillus (Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2000) (comb.n.) Distribution: Tanzania. Wesolowskana lymphatica (Wesolowska, 1989) (comb.n.) Distribution: Cape Verde Is. - Wesolowskana marginella (Simon, 1883) (comb.n.) Distribution: Cape Verde Is. Platnickina alabamensis (Gertsch & Archer, 1942) (comb.n.) Distribution: USA. - Platnickina antoni (Keyserling, 1884) (comb.n.) Distribution: USA.- Platnickina kijabei (Berland, 1920) (comb.n.) Distribution: East Africa. - Platnickina maculata (Yoshida, 2001) (comb.n.) Distribution: Japan. - Platnickina mneon (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906) (comb.n.) Distribution: Tropical Regions. - Platnickina punctosparsa (Emerton, 1882) (comb.n.) Distribution: USA. - Platnickina qionghaiensis (Zhu, 1998) (comb.n.) Distribution: China. - Platnickina sterninotata (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906) (comb.n.) Distribution: Russia, China, Korea, Japan. - Platnickina tincta (Walckenaer, 1802) (comb.n.) Distribution: Holarctic. Seycellesa braueri (Simon, 1898) (comb.n.) Distribution: Seycelles. Saaristoa placens (Blackwall, 1877) (comb.n.) Distribution: Seycelles. Venezuela multidenticulata (González-Sponga, 2003) (comb.n.) Distribution: Venezuela.

Redescriptions of little known jumping spider genera (Araneae: Salticidae) from West Africa

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Redescriptions and illustrations are given for following taxa: Hermotimus Simon, 1903 – type species H. coriaceus Simon, 1903 from West Africa, Longarenus Simon, 1903 – type species L. brachycephalus Simon, 1903 from Gabon and Uxuma Simon, 1902 – type species U. impudica Simon, 1902 from Gabon. The genus Polemus Simon, 1902 from Sierra Leone is revised: P. chrysochirus Simon, 1902 – the type species and P. galeatus Simon, 1902 are redescribed, furthermore P. squamulatus Simon, 1902 is transferred to Evarcha Simon, 1902. The following species are also redescribed: Encymachus livingstonei Simon, 1902 – type secies of Encymachus Simon, 1902 from along the Zambezi River and Rhene sulfurea (Simon, 1885) from Senegal. With 42 original figures.

New Species and New Records of Jumping Spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from Central South Africa

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Taxonomic Notes on a Collection of Jumping Spiders from Iran (Araneae, Salticidae)

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An annotated list of 10 salticid species collected in the Khuzestan province of Iran is given. A new species, Menemerus errabundus sp. n. (_ \), is diagnosed, figured and described. Three species, Heliophanus edentulus Simon, 1871, Marpissa nivoyi (Lucas, 1846) and Plexippus clemens (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872), are recorded from Iran for the first time. Additional new faunistic records from the Mediterranean region and Turkey are given for five species.

Jumping Spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) of the Ndumo Game Reserve, Maputaland, South Africa

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Salticids from the Ndumo Game Reserve (KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) are described. In total 72 species of 38 genera were found, of which one genus Aenigma gen. n. and 14 species are described as new: Aenigma incognita sp. n., Bianor eximius sp. n., Evarcha mirabilis sp. n., E. striolata sp. n., Habrocestum africanum sp. n., Icius nigricaudus sp. n., Massagris natalensis sp. n., Phlegra arborea sp. n., Ph. certa sp. n., Pignus pongola sp. n., Pseudicius venustulus sp. n., Rhene pinguis sp. n., Thyenula fidelis sp. n., and Th. magna sp. n. Three specific names are synonymised: Cyrba armata Wesolowska, 2006 with C. lineata Wanless, 1984; Pellenes pulcher Wesolowska, 1999 (junior homonym of P. pulcher Logunov, 1995) with P. tharinae Wesolowska, 2006; and Thyene strandi Caporiacco, 1939 with Th. natalii Peckham & Peckham, 1903. A new combination, Evarcha annae (ex Habrocestum annae Peckham & Peckham, 1903) is proposed. Twenty species are recorded from South Africa for the first time: Asemonea stella Wanless, 1980; Cyrba boveyi Lessert, 1933; Evarcha elegans Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2000; E. ignea Wesolowska & Cumming, 2008; E. prosimilis Wesolowska & Cumming, 2008; Goleba puella (Simon, 1885); Heliophanus fascinatus Wesolowska, 1986; H. pauper Wesolowska, 1986; Hispo georgius (Peckham & Peckham, 1892); Menemerus minshullae Wesolowska, 1999; Modunda staintoni (O.P.-Cambridge, 1872); Myrmarachne lulengana Roewer, 1965; Nigorella plebeja (L. Koch, 1875); Pellenes epularis (O.P.-Cambridge, 1872); P. bulawayoensis Wesolowska, 1999; P. tharinae Wesolowska, 2006; Pseudicius alter Wesolowska, 1999; Schenkelia modesta Lessert, 1927; Thyene bucculenta (Gerstaecker, 1873); and Th. semiargentea (Simon, 1884). The rich diversity of Salticidae collected in this study, and the proportion of new species relative to the total jumping spider fauna (19 %), highlight the need to maintain conservation efforts within Maputaland protected areas with management plans that also take invertebrate taxa into consideration.

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A review of the genus Pellenes in the fauna of Central Asia and the Caucasus (Araneae, Salticidae)

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The paper is a review of the genus Pellenes ( s . lat .) in the fauna of Central Asia and the Caucasus. The genus Pellenes ( s . lat .) is redefined and subdivided into four subgenera according to the structure of genitalia: Pellenes ( s . str .), Pelpaucus subgen. nov., Pelmultus subgen. nov. and Pelmirus subgen. nov. Altogether 23 species have been treated, of which nine are described as new to science: Pellenes amazonka sp. nov. (female), P. badkhyzicus sp. nov. (male), P. borisi sp. nov. (female), P. karakumensis sp. nov. (male), P. bonus sp. nov. (male), P. pamiricus sp. nov. (male and female), P. pseudobrevis sp. nov. (male and female), P. sytchevskayae sp. nov. (male and female) and P. turkmenicus sp. nov. (male and female). Five species are newly synonymized: P. maderianus Kulczynski, 1905 with P . epularis (O. P.-Cambridge, 1872); P. kulabicus Andreeva, 1976 and P . simoni (O. P.-Cambridge, 1872) with P. geniculatus (Simon, 1868); and P. albomaculatus Peng and Xie, 1993 with P. denisi Schenkel, 1963; P. tauricus (Thorell, 1875) is removed from synonymy with P. simoni (O. P.-Cambridge, 1872) and is shown to be a junior synonym of P. nigrociliatus (Simon in L. Koch, 1875). A lectotype is designated for Pellenes brevis Simon, 1868. P. campylophorous (Thorell, 1875) is recognized to be nomen dubium . Pellenes calvus (Simon, 1868) is excluded from the Central Asian fauna of Pellenes . Evarcha lapponica (Sundevall, 1832), comb. nov. (ex Pellenes ), is proposed. Some morphological terms, e.g. the median septum, the epigynal flaps, the central blindending pocket and the newly proposed 'compound terminal apophysis', are discussed in relation to their homology.

Logunov, D. V. A redefinition of the genera Bianor Peckham & Peckham, 1885 and Harmochirus Simon, 1885, with the establishment of a new genus Sibianor gen. n. (Aranei: Salticidae). Arthropoda Selecta

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New species and records of Phlegra from Africa (Araneae, Salticidae)

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REV SUISSE ZOOL

New species and records of Phlegra from Africa (Araneae, Salticidae). Six poorly known species of Phlegra from Africa are diagnosed, figured and redescribed: P lugubris Berland & Millot, )941; P nuda Prochniewicz & Henciak, 1994: P pusilla Wesolowska & van Harten, 1994; P soudanica Berland & Millot, 1941; P trifoveolata Lessert, 1927; and P tristis Lessert, 1927. New records from the Mediterranean and Africa, and taxonomic comments on Phlegra bresnieri (Lucas, 1846) are provided. Phlegra lugubris var. senegalensis Berland & Millot, 1941 and P. tuzetae Berland & Millot, 1941 are synonymized with Phlegra lugubris Berland & Millot, 1941. The female lectotype is designated for Phlegra tristis Lessert, 1927. Three new species are desclibed: Phlegra etosha sp. n. (male; Namibia); P. gagnoa sp. n. (male; Ivory Coast); and P touba sp. n. (male & female ; Ivory Coast).

Metzner, H. Die Springspinnen (Araneae, Salticidae) Griechenlands. Andrias

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Jumping spiders from Mkomazi Game Reserve in Tanzania (Araneae Salticidae)

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Sixty-nine species are reported (two of them determined only at the generic level and one juvenile specimen which probably belongs to a new, unknown genus). Thirty-five species are described as new: Afrobeata magnifica n. sp., Evarcha bihastata n. sp., E. elegans n. sp., E. similis n. sp., Habrocestum tanzanicum n. sp., Heliophanus pygmaeus n. sp., Hyllus ramadanii n. sp., H. rotundithorax n. sp., Kima atra n. sp., Langelurillus alboguttatus n. sp., L. difficilis n. sp., L. furcatus n. sp., L. manifestus n. sp., Langona improcera n. sp., Lilliput minutus n. sp., L. mkomazienzis n. sp., L. pusillus n. sp., Neaetha irreperta n. sp., Pellenes cingulatus n. sp., P. modicus n. sp., Phintella incerta n. sp., Phlegra parvula n. sp., Ph. simplex n. sp., Ph. varia n. sp., Pignus lautissimum n. sp., Pseudicius eximius n. sp., Rhene facilis n. sp., Stenaelurillus cristatus n. sp., S. darwini n. sp., S. fuscatus n. sp., S. mirabilis n. sp., Tusitala proxima n. sp., T. unica n. sp., Xuriella prima n. sp., Yogetor bellus n. sp. The first description of the females of Festucula lawrencei Lessert 1933 and Phlegra nuda Próchniewicz & Heciak 1994 is provided. Hyllus corniger Wesolowska & van Harten 1994 is synonymized with H. dotatus (Peckham & Peckham 1903) and placed to the genus Evarcha Simon 1902. Three new genera are established: Lilliput n. gen., Xuriella n. gen., Yogetor n. gen. The definition of the genus Langelurillus Próchniewicz 1994 is supplemented. The results are discussed in relation to the diversity of salticids from different regions of the world and within Africa and to the efficiency of different sampling methods for salticidae.

Salticid spider phylogeny revisited, with the discovery of a large Australasian clade (Araneae: Salticidae)

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DNA sequence data from four gene regions (28S, 18S, 16S-ND1, and CO1) were gathered from 65 jumping spider (sal-ticid) taxa to supplement previously gathered molecular data for the family's phylogeny. The additional taxa are mostly from Australasia and other regions of the Old World. Bayesian and parsimony analyses support a clade, here called the Astioida, representing a large proportion of the Australasian fauna. Included in the Astioida are, for example, the robust-bodied Simaetha and Mopsus, the flattened bark-dweller Holoplatys, the delicate foliage-dweller Tauala, the antlike Myrmarachne and the litter-dwelling Neon. One astioid, Rhondes neocaledonicus, is returned to that genus from its placement in Hasarius. Another newly supported clade, the Aelurilloida, includes the aelurillines, the freyines, and the Bacelarella group of genera. Other newly delimited clades are the Philaeus group (Philaeus, Mogrus, Carrhotus and oth-ers), the Leptorchesteae (Leporchestes, Yllenus and Paramarpissa) and the Hasarieae (Hasarius, Habrocestum and Chi-nattus). These results concur with previous discoveries (e.g., Amycoida, Marpissoida) in suggesting that salticid clades are largely restricted to continental regions.

Illustrations and redescriptions of Simon’s little known salticid taxa from West-Africa (Araneae: Salticidae)

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Tamás Szüts

Redescriptions and illustrations are given for following taxa: Hermotimus Simon, 1903 – type species H. coriaceus Simon, 1903 from West Africa, Longarenus Simon, 1903 – type species L. brachycephalus Simon, 1903 from Gabon and Uxuma Simon, 1902 – type species U. impudica Simon, 1902 from Gabon. The genus Polemus Simon, 1902 from Sierra Leone is revised: P. chrysochirus Simon, 1902 – the type species and P. galeatus Simon, 1902 are redescribed, furthermore P. squamula¬tus Simon, 1902 is transferred to Evarcha Simon, 1902. The following species are also redescribed: Encymachus livingstonei Simon, 1902 – type secies of Encymachus Simon, 1902 from along the Zambezi River and Rhene sulfurea (Simon, 1885) from Senegal. With 42 original figures.

The effects of crop protection with DDT on some elements ERRATA of the subterranean and surface active arthropod fauna of a cultivated forest soil in the humid tropics

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Salticidae (Araneae) of the Levant

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J. Prószyński

A taxonomic study of 108 species of Salticidae (Araneae) occurring in Israel and neighbouring countries, including 4 species described as new (Aelurillus bokerimus, A. nabataeus, Evarcha praveclara, and Plexippus tectonicus), another 42 species were described as new by the author in 1998, 1999 and 2000.

A revision of the spider genus Cyrba (Araneae: Salticidae) with the description of a new presumptive pheromone dispersing organ

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F.R. Wanless

A revision of the spider genera Asemonea and Pandisus (Araneae: Salticidae)

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F R Wanless

Additions to the knowledge of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) of Yemen

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Jan 2007

Supplementary data on the Yemeni salticids are provided, based on newly collected spiders. Thirteen species are described as new: Euophrys kawkaban n. sp., Evarcha arabica n. sp., E. improcera n. sp., E. picta n. sp., E. seyun n. sp., Habrocestum gibbose n. sp., H. ignorabile n. sp., H. virginale n. sp., Menemerus pallescens n. sp., M. patellaris n. sp., Pellenes luculentus n. sp., Rhene obscura n. sp., and Xuriella marmorea n. sp. The unknown males of three species are described for the first time: Heliophanus abditus Wesolowska, 1986, Mexcala monstrata Wesołowska & van Harten, 1994, and Tusitala yemenica Wesołowska & van Harten, 1994. A new genus Planiemen n. gen. is established for Pachyballus rotundus Wesołowska & van Harten, 1994; the new combination Planiemen rotundus (Wesolowska & van Harten, 1994) is proposed. Three specific names are synonymised: Heliophanus lucipeta Simon, 1890 is synonymised with Heliophanillus fulgens (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872), Plexippus tectonicus Prószyński, 2003 is synonymised with P. clemens (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872), and Pseudicius tripunctatus Prószyński, 1989 is synonymised with P. braunsi Peckham & Peckham, 1903. Fourteen species are recorded from Yemen for the first time: Harmochirus luculentus Simon, 1885, Heliophanus abditus Wesołowska, 1986, H. cassinicola Simon, 1909, Langona redii (Audouin, 1826), L. tartarica (Charitonov, 1946), Modunda staintoni (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872), Mogrus logunovi Prószyński, 1999, Natta horizontalis Karsch, 1879, Pellettes epularis (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872), P. geniculatus (Simon, 1868), Phlegra bresnieri (Lucas, 1846), Pseudicius sheherezadae Prószyń ski, 1989, P. tatnaricis Simon, 1885, and Rafalus lytnphus (Próchniewicz & Hȩciak, 1994). This study increases the number of salticid species known from Yemen to 81. New data on the distribution of the Yemeni jumping spiders are given.

Histoire naturelle des animaux articules

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Atlas rysunków diagnostycznych mniej znanych Salticidae (Araneae)

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Jan 1984

J. Prószyński

Secondary Vegetation and the Transition to Savanna Near Ibadan, Nigeria

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Jul 1958

W. D. Clayton

1. The secondary vegetation of a small area of heavily farmed land in the Lowland Rain Forest of Nigeria is described. 2. There is a correlation between soil, topography, land use and vegetation, and three main vegetation units have been recognized: (a) Vegetation complex on clayey soils. Occurs on upper slopes and level summits, and is widely devoted to cacao growing. (b) Vegetation complex on sandy soils. Occurs on valley flanks, and is devoted to food crop cultivation. (c) Vegetation on poorly drained and swampy soils. Occurs in valley bottoms and is planted with cacao. 3. Within these major units three trends of succession may be observed: (a) The normal rotation of cultivation--thicket--secondary forest--recultivation. (b) Degeneration in the nature of the fallow as a result of frequently repeated cultivation. (c) Decline of cacao plantations as the canopy becomes opened by `die-back', and intercultivation commences. 4. The further retrogression of fallow vegetation to grassland is described from a small island of savanna-like vegetation within the forest zone. 5. The invasion of savanna by forest near the edge of a forest reserve is illustrated. 6. The Derived Savanna on the northern boundary of the Lowland Rain Forest zone is compared with areas of grassland isolated within the forest.

The word spider catalog. Version 14.0

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Norman I. Platnick

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E. London Simon

A contribution to the araneid fauna of Natal and Zululand

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Jan 1942

RF Lawrence

Jumping spiders (Arachnida, Araneae, Salticidae) from the Nimba Mountains in Guinea

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Jan 2002

Christine Rollard

Fifteen species of jumping spiders (Salticidae) are reported from the Nimba Mountains in Guinea. The results fully support recognition of the Nimba Mountains as a biodiversity hot-spot. Four new genera are established: Gramenca n. gen. (small spiders with a high carapace and female with a very large epigyne), Lamottella n. gen. (medium size spiders with very long first legs and a unique structure of the male copulatory organ), Nimbarus n. gen. (small spiders characterized by the structure of the chelicerae and the male copulatory organ) and Toticoryx n. gen. (small and flat spiders with very dis- tinctive female genitalia). Twelve species are described as new: Cembalea affi- nis n. sp., Evarcha bakorensis n. sp., E. certa n. sp., E. maculata n. sp., Gramenca prima n. gen., n. sp., Heliophanus heurtaultae n. sp., Lamottella longipes n. gen., n. sp., Langelurillus horrifer n. sp., Nimbarus pratensis n. gen., n. sp., Plexippus fuscus n. sp., Rhene formosa n. sp. and Toticoryx exilis n. gen., n. sp. Habrocestum diversipes Berland & Millot, 1941 is synonymised with H. nigritum Berland & Millot, 1941 and transfered to the genus Langelurillus Próchniewicz, 1994. The Nimba Mountains thus present a very high biodi- versity but it is expected that a larger number of endemic species will be iden- tified in this mountain chain with the study of the remaining collections.

Jumping spider phylogeny (Araneae : Salticidae)

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Jan 2003

A phylogenetic analysis of five sequenced genes (28S, 16S, EF1-α , CO1, ND1) from 81 genera of jumping spiders (Salticidae) and five outgroups supports the monophyly of the Dendryphantinae and Euophryinae and refines the concepts of the Plexippinae and Pelleninae. The clade that excludes lyssomanines and spartaeines and contains the bulk of salticid species is formally named as the Salticoida. The previously proposed clade delimited by an embolus articulated and separated from the tegulum by a developed distal hematodocha (as opposed to fused immovably to the tegulum) is rejected, suggesting the 'free embolus' evolved independently several times. Three major clades are discovered, the Marpissoida (including Dendryphantinae, Marpissinae and smaller groups such as synagelines), the Plexippoida (plexippines plus pellenines) and the Amycoida (including Amycinae, Sitticinae, Hyetusseae, Hurieae, Synemosyninae). The amycoids form a large neotropical radiation from which only a single known group (Sitticus and Attulus) has reached the Old World. The marpissoids also constitute a major New World group with relatively few species in the Old World. In contrast, the Plexippoida is predominantly an Old World group (except for the spectacular radiation of Habronattus in North America), as is the Heliophaninae. These results suggest that much of salticid diversification occurred after the separation of the continents of the Old World and New World.

Taxonomy and Natural History of a Species Rich Assemblage of Jumping Spiders (Araneae: Salticidae); A Long — Term Study of a Suburban Site in Zimbabwe

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Mar 2008

The results of a nine year inventory of jumping spiders in a suburban study site, a one-hectare garden in Harare, Zimbabwe, are presented. The full list of garden salticids comprises 47 species, among them 12 are described as new: Dendryphantes arboretus, D. hararensis, Evarcha ignea, E. zimbabwensis, Langelurillus ignorabilis, L. orbicularis, Phlegra procera, Pseudicius elegans, P. refulgens, Rhene cancer, Thyenula hortensis and Tularosa arcana. For two species, Evarcha prosimilis (Wesołowska et Russell-Smith, 2000) and Xuriella prima Wesołowska et Russell-Smith, 2000, the previously unknown females are described. Nomen novum, Evarcha prosimilis is proposed for Evarcha similis Wesołowska et Russell-Smith, 2000, preoccupied by E. similis Caporiacco, 1941. Four specific names are synonymised: Quekettia georgii Peckham et Peckham, 1903 with Hispo inermis (Caporiacco, 1947), Heliophanus clarus Peckham et Peckham, 1903 with Phintella aequipes (Peckham et Peckham, 1903), Thyene magdalenae Lessert, 1927 with Thyene australis Peckham et Peckham, 1903 and Viciria morigera Peckham et Peckham, 1903 with Viciria mustela Simon, 1902. The last species was transferred to the genus Evarcha, new combination E. mustela is proposed. New combination Mexcala natalensis is proposed (ex Cosmophasis natalensis Lawrence, 1942). The generic name Quekettia Peckham et Peckham, 1903 is recognized as a junior synonym of Hispo Simon, 1886 by synonymisation of the only species of Quekettia. Eight species are recorded from Zimbabwe for the first time: Bianor albobimaculatus, Heliophanus pygmaeus, Hispo inermis, Icius insolidus, Mexcala natalensis, Sonoita lightfooti, Thyene thyenoides and Xuriella prima. The natural history (micro-habitat, behaviour and phenology) of each species is presented where available.

A Redescription and Natural History of Hyllus Treleaveni Peckham Et Peckham, 1902, the Largest Jumping Spider in Africa (araneae: Salticidae)

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Aug 2004

Hyllus treleaveni Peckham et Peckham, 1902 is redescribed. H. moestus Peckham et Peckham, 1903, H. bevisi Lessert, 1925 and H. marleyi Lessert, 1925 are recognised as junior synonyms of H. treleaveni. The new distributional data are mapped. Data on the species' natural history and observations from captive specimens are also presented.

A Revision of the African Spider Genus Nigorella (Araneae: Salticidae)

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Jan 2010

Wanda Wesołowska

Redescriptions of members of the African jumping spider genus Nigorella are presented, key for males is provided and distribution map is given. One species from South Africa and Zimbabwe N. hirsuta sp. nov. is described. Phileus manicus and Pachypoessa albimana are removed from the synonyms of Euophrys plebeja. The name Euophrys plebeja is treated as nomen dubium.

Über die Typen von Arten der Salticidae (Araneae) aus der äthiopischen Region im Zoologischen Museum Berlin

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Jul 1989
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Maciej Próchniewicz

This paper contains informations on 24 African Salticidae, the types of which are kept in the collection of the Zoological Museum, Berlin. Taxonomic drawings, descriptions, and systematic remarks are given for most of these species.

3. Catalogue of a Collection of Spiders made in Egypt, with Descriptions of new Species and Characters of a new Genus.

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Some New Genera and Species of Attidae From South Africa

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Jan 1902

A revision of the spider genus Cocalus (Araneae: Salticidae)

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Jan 1978

F. R. Wanless

A revision of the spider genera Belippo and Myrmarachne (Araneae: Salticidae) in the Ethiopian region

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Feb 1978
Bull Br Mus Nat Hist Hist

F. R. Wanless

A review of the West African genus Saraina (Araneae, Salticidae) A life caught in a spider's web. Papers in arachnology in honour of Christo Deltshev

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G Azarkina

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A Gerstäcker

Gerstäcker, A. 1873. Arachnoidea. In : von der Decken, C. (ed.), Reisen in Ostafrica. Leipzig, 3: 461-503.

Die Lyssomanidae und Salticidae Pluridentati der Aetiopischen Region (Araneae) Annales du Musée royal de l'Afrique Centrale

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C F Roewer

Roewer, C. F. 1965. Die Lyssomanidae und Salticidae Pluridentati der Aetiopischen Region (Araneae). Annales du Musée royal de l'Afrique Centrale , 139: 1-86.

Monographie des espèces europées de la famillie des Attides (Attidae Saltigrade) Annales de la Société entomologique de France

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Simon, E. 1868. Monographie des espèces europées de la famillie des Attides (Attidae Saltigrade). Annales de la Société entomologique de France , (4)8: 529-726.

A revision of the genus Heliophanus CAranei: Salticidae)

Jan 1833
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