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SALTICIDAE (JUMPING SPIDERS) RECORDED FROM MADAGASCAR

By V. D. Roth, D. Silva Davila, D. Ubick, and C. E. Griswold

(complete synonymies and references at Platnick, N. I. 2003.
The world spider catalog, version 3.5. American Museum of Natural History, online at:
http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog81-87/index.html)



SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841
Nomen dubium:
E. madagascariensis Peckham & Peckham, 1885a: 34 -- Roewer, 1955c: 1494.

Asemonea O. P.-Cambridge, 1869
f ornatissima Peckham & Wheeler, 1889....................Madagascar
  A. o. Peckham & Wheeler, 1889: 244, pl. 12, f. 22 (Df).
  A. bella Lenz, 1891: 164, pl. 1, f. 1 (Df).
  A. o. Wanless, 1980d: 239, f. 17A-D (f, S).

Astia L. Koch, 1879
Nomen dubium:
A. ornata Peckham & Peckham, 1885a: 32 (Madagascar) -- Roewer, 1955c: 1418.

Bavia Simon, 1877
m albolineata Peckham & Peckham, 1885....................Madagascar
  Bavia albo-lineata Peckham & Peckham, 1885a: 39, pl. 1, f. 9 (Dm).
  B. a. Wanless, 1979b: 67 (Tm from Cynapes).

Beata Peckham & Peckham, 1895
f lineata (Vinson, 1863)....................Madagascar
  Attus lineatus Vinson, 1863: 53, 301, pl. 10, f. 4 (Df).
  B. l. Simon, 1903a: 838.

Brettus Thorell, 1895
f madagascarensis (Peckham & Peckham, 1903)....................Madagascar
  Macopaeus m. Peckham & Peckham, 1903: 182, pl. 19, f. 5 (Df).
  B. m. Wanless, 1980a: 221, f. 3A-D (Tf from Macopaeus).

Carrhotus Thorell, 1891
f harringtoni Prószyn'ski, 1992....................Madagascar
  C. h. Prószyn'ski, 1992a: 90, f. 4-6 (Df).

Cyrba Simon, 1876
mf legendrei Wanless, 1984....................Madagascar, Comoro Is.
  C. l. Wanless, 1984b: 458, f. 9A-J (Dmf).

Echinussa Simon, 1901
m imerinensis Simon, 1901....................Madagascar
  E. i. Simon, 1901c: 149 (Dm).
  Echinusa i. Prószyn'ski, 1987: 20 (m).

m praedatoria (Keyserling, 1877)....................Madagascar
  Eris p. Keyserling, 1877b: 94, pl. 3, f. 4 (Dm).
  Attus bewsheri Butler, 1879b: 42, pl. 1, f. 2 (Dm).
  Jotus semi-ater Peckham & Peckham, 1885a: 37, pl. 1, f. 8 (Dm).
  E. p. Simon, 1901a: 549.

m vibrabunda (Simon, 1885) *....................Madagascar
  Maevia v. Simon, 1885d: 388 (Dm).
  E. v. Simon, 1901a: 555, f. 663 (m).
  Echinusa v. Prószyn'ski, 1987: 20 (m).

Evarcha Simon, 1902
m madagascariensis Prószyn'ski, 1992....................Madagascar
  E. m. Prószyn'ski, 1992a: 92, f. 13-15 (Dm).

Goleba Wanless, 1980
f punctata (Peckham & Wheeler, 1888)....................Madagascar
  Asamonea p. Peckham & Wheeler, 1889: 244, pl. 12, f. 20 (Df).
  G. p. Wanless, 1980d: 251, f. 25A-F (Tf from Asemonea).

Goleta Peckham & Peckham, 1894
f peckhami Simon, 1900....................Madagascar
  G. p. Simon, 1900b: 396 (Df).

mf workmani (Peckham & Peckham, 1885) *....................Madagascar
  Ganesa workmanii Peckham & Peckham, 1885a: 27, pl. 1, f. 2 (Dmf).
  G. w. Peckham & Peckham, 1894: 124, pl. 12, f. 7 (f).
  G. w. Prószyn'ski, 1984a: 53-54 (mf).

Harmochirus Simon, 1885
mf bianoriformis (Strand, 1907)....................Central, East Africa, Madagascar
  Valloa b. Strand, 1907d: 746 (Dmf).

Heliophanus C. L. Koch, 1833
Nomen dubium: H. nossibeensis Strand, 1907d: 746 (mf,Madagascar) -- Wesolowska, 1986: 233.
mf hamifer Simon, 1885....................Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Seychelles
  H. h. Simon, 1885d: 388, f. 1 (Dm).
  H. h. Simon, 1901e: 53, f. 2 (m).
  H. h. Wanless, 1984c: 73, f. 24a-f (mf).
  H. h. Wesolowska, 1986: 37, f. 420-431 (m, Df).

m imerinensis Simon, 1901....................Madagascar
  H. i. Simon, 1901e: 53, f. 3 (Dm).
  H. i. Wesolowska, 1986: 37, f. 412-419 (m).

f innominatus Wesolowska, 1986....................Madagascar
  H. i. Wesolowska, 1986: 38, f. 432-433 (Df).

mf modicus Peckham & Peckham, 1903....................South Africa, Madagascar
  H. m. Peckham & Peckham, 1903: 193, pl. 20, f. 2 (Df).
  H. m. Wesolowska, 1986: 25, f. 215-225 (f, Dm).

mf mucronatus Simon, 1901....................Madagascar
  H. m. Simon, 1901e: 57, f. 10 (Dm).
  H. m. Wesolowska, 1986: 227, f. 837-842 (m, Df).


mf orchesta Simon, 1885....................Central, South Africa, Madagascar
  H. o. Simon, 1885d: 389, f. 2 (Dm).
  H. o. Wesolowska, 1986: 30, f. 295-309 (mf, S).

Hispo Simon, 1885
mf cingulata Simon, 1885 *....................Madagascar
  H. c. Simon, 1885d: 394 (Df).
  H. c. Simon, 1901a: 450, 452, f. 511-513.
  H. c. Wanless, 1981a: 193, f. 10A-F, 11A-D (mf).

m frenata (Simon, 1900)....................Madagascar
  Astaenorchestes frenatus Simon, 1900b: 397 (Dm).
  Astaenorchestes frenatus Simon, 1901a: 452, f. 515-516 (m).
  H. f. Wanless, 1981a: 188, f. 6A-G (m).

mf macfarlanei Wanless, 1981....................Madagascar
  H. m. Wanless, 1981a: 191, f. 9A-M (Dmf).

m pullata Wanless, 1981....................Madagascar
  H. p. Wanless, 1981a: 183, f. 2A-E (Dm).

m sulcata Wanless, 1981....................Madagascar
  H. s. Wanless, 1981a: 190, f. 8A-I (Dm).

m tenuis Wanless, 1981....................Madagascar
  H. t. Wanless, 1981a: 189, f. 7A-G (Dm).

Homalattus White, 1841
Nomen dubium:
H. insularis Peckham & Peckham, 1885a: 29 (Madagascar) -- Roewer, 1955c: 1529.

Hyllus C. L. Koch, 1846
j albomarginatus (Lenz, 1886)....................Madagascar
  Attus albo-marginatus Lenz, 1886: 406 (Dj).
  Scaea albo-marginata Lenz, 1891: 164.
  H. a. Simon, 1903a: 701.

f albooculatus (Vinson, 1863)....................Madagascar
  Attus albo-oculatus Vinson, 1863: 49, 301, pl. 10, f. 2 (Df)
  H. a. Simon, 1885d: 349.

m bifasciatus Ono, 1993....................Madagascar
  H. b. Ono, 1993a: 63, f. 9-12 (Dm).

m interrogationis (Strand, 1907)....................Madagascar
  Malloneta i. Strand, 1907d: 748 (Dm).
  H. i. Próchniewicz, 1989: 213, f. 14-18 (Tm from Malloneta).

mf juanensis Strand, 1907....................Mozambique, Madagascar
  H. j. Strand, 1907d: 746 (Dmf).

m lugubrellus Strand, 1908....................Madagascar
  H. l. Strand, 1908a: 214 (Dm).

mf lugubris (Vinson, 1863)....................Madagascar
  Attus l. Vinson, 1863: 58, 302, pl. 10, f. 7 (Df).
  Heliophana l. Simon, 1864: 333.
  H. l. Simon, 1903a: 689, f. 826 (Dm).

m madagascariensis (Vinson, 1863)....................Madagascar
  Attus m. Vinson, 1863: 61, 302 (D).
  H. m. Simon, 1885d: 349.
  H. m. Strand, 1908a: 211 (Dm).

f nossibeensis Strand, 1907....................Madagascar
  H. n. Strand, 1907d: 747 (Df).

m vinsoni (Peckham & Peckham, 1885)....................Madagascar
  Philaeus vinsonii Peckham & Peckham, 1885a: 36, pl. 1, f. 7 (Dm).
  H. v. Simon, 1903a: 701.

j virgillus Strand, 1907....................Madagascar
  H. v. Strand, 1907d: 747 (Dj).Macopaeus
  spinosus Simon 1900, Wanless 1980

Macopaeus Simon, 1900
f spinosus Simon, 1900 *....................Madagascar
  M. s. Simon, 1900b: 381 (Df).
  M. s. Wanless, 1980a: 220, f. 1A-F (f).
  M. s. Wanless, 1980d: 216, f. 2F.

Meleon Wanless, 1984
mf madagascarensis (Wanless, 1978)....................Madagascar
  Portia m. Wanless, 1978f: 114, f. 16A-D (Dm).
  Portia oreophila Wanless, 1978f: 116, f. 17A-D (Df).
  M. m. Wijesinghe, 1994: 59 (Sf).

f russata (Simon, 1900)....................Madagascar
  Portia r. Simon, 1900b: 381 (Df).
  Portia r. Wanless, 1978f: 97, f. 6A-D (f).
  M. r. Wanless, 1984a: 195 (Tf from Portia).

Myrmarachne MacLeay, 1839
f andringitra Wanless, 1978....................Madagascar
  M. a. Wanless, 1978a: 117, f. 77A-D (Df).
  M. andringintra Brignoli, 1983c: 645 (lapsus).

m augusta (Peckham & Peckham, 1892)....................Madagascar
  Salticus augustus Peckham & Peckham, 1892: 24, pl. 1, f. 5 (Dm).
  M. a. Wanless, 1978a: 109, f. 70A-H (m).

mf cowani (Peckham & Peckham, 1892)....................Madagascar
  Iola cowanii Peckham & Peckham, 1892: 75, pl. 6, f. 3 (Df).
  M. cowanii Wanless, 1978a: 73, f. 44A-E, 45A-G (f, m).

f diegoensis Wanless, 1978....................Madagascar
  M. d. Wanless, 1978a: 125, f. 84A-G (Df).

m electrica (Peckham & Peckham, 1892)....................Madagascar
  Salticus electricus Peckham & Peckham, 1892: 25, pl. 1, f. 3 (Dm).
  M. e. Simon, 1901a: 500.
  M. e. Wanless, 1978a: 118, f. 78A-F (m).

mf eugenei Wanless, 1978....................Madagascar
  Emertonius rufescens Simon, 1900b: 405 (Df; preoccupied in M. by Thorell, 1877).
  Emertonius rufescens Roewer, 1965: 78, f. 70a-d (f).
  M. e. Wanless, 1978a: 115, f. 75A-G, 76A-E, pl. 2e-f (Tf from Emertonius, Dm).

mf eumenes (Simon, 1900)....................Madagascar
  Salticus e. Simon, 1900b: 405 (Dm).
  M. e. Simon, 1901a: 499, f. 587-589 (m).
  M. e. Wanless, 1978a: 114, f. 73A-K, 74A-E, pl. 2b (m, Df).

f longiventris (Simon, 1903)....................Madagascar
  Bizone l. Simon, 1903a: 1051 (Df).
  M. l. Wanless, 1978a: 105, f. 66A, F, I, 67B-C (f).

f mahasoa Wanless, 1978....................Madagascar
  M. m. Wanless, 1978a: 112, f. 71D-F, 72D-F (Df).

f nubilis Wanless, 1978....................Madagascar
  M. n. Wanless, 1978a: 111, f. 71A-C, 72A-C (Df).

mf peckhami Roewer, 1951....................Madagascar
  Salticus gracilis Peckham & Peckham, 1892: 26, pl.2, f. 1 (Df).
  M. p. Roewer, 1951: 450 (replacement name).
  M. p. Wanless, 1978a: 119, f. 79A-I, 80A-E (f, Dm).

f ransoni Wanless, 1978....................Madagascar
  M. r. Wanless, 1978a: 124, f. 83A-E (Df).

m simplexella Roewer, 1951....................Madagascar
  Salticus simplex Peckham & Peckham, 1892: 23, pl. 1, f. 4 (Dm).
  M. simplex Simon, 1901a: 501.
  M. s. Roewer, 1951: 450 (replacement name).
  M. s. Wanless, 1978a: 121, f. 81A-J, 82A-E (m).

mf volatilis (Peckham & Peckham, 1892)....................Madagascar, China, Vietnam
  Hermosa v. Peckham & Peckham, 1892: 53, pl. 4, f. 7 (Df).
  M. v. Wanless, 1978a: 98, f. 61A, D-F, 62A-C (f, S).
  M. voliatilis Zabka, 1985: 419, f. 368-371 (f).
  M. v. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 536, f. 14J, 305H-I, T-U (mf).

Natta Karsch, 1879
mf chionogaster (Simon, 1901)....................Africa, Madagascar
  Cyllobelus c. Simon, 1901c: 151 (Dmf).
  Cyllobelus c. Simon, 1901a: 541.

  N. chionogastra Prószyn'ski, 1985: 80, f. 39-41, 45, 47 (mf).
  N. chionogastra Wesolowska, 1993a: 18, f. 1-16 (mf, S).

Pachypoessa
Simon, 1902
m lacertosa Simon, 1902 *....................Southern Africa, Madagascar
  P. l. Simon, 1902a: 399 (Dm).
  P. l. Clark, 1974: 20, f. 27-28 (m).
  P. l. Prószyn'ski, 1987: 73 (m).

Padilla
Peckham & Peckham, 1894
mf armata Peckham & Peckham, 1894 *....................Madagascar
  P. a. Peckham & Peckham, 1894: 130, pl. 13, f. 1 (Dmf).
  P. a. Simon, 1901a: 472, f. 542 (m).
  P. a. Prószyn'ski, 1984a: 95 (m).
  P. a. Wanless & Lubin, 1986: 1211, f. 3A, C.

mf cornuta (Peckham & Peckham, 1885)....................Madagascar
  Icius cornutus Peckham & Peckham, 1885a: 30, pl. 1, f. 4 (Dmf).
  P. c. Prószyn'ski, 1987: 74 (mf).

m glauca Simon, 1900....................Madagascar
  P. g. Simon, 1900b: 395 (Dm).

m lancearia Simon, 1900....................Madagascar
  P. l. Simon, 1900b: 394 (Dm).
  P. l. Simon, 1901a: 461, f. 453 (m).

mf mantis Simon, 1900....................Madagascar
  P. m. Simon, 1900b: 394 (Dmf).

m sartor Simon, 1900....................Madagascar
  P. s. Simon, 1900b: 393 (Dm).
  P. s. Simon, 1901a: 461, f. 539-541 (m).

Pandisus
Simon, 1900
mf decorus Wanless, 1980....................Madagascar
  P. d. Wanless, 1980d: 221, f. 5A-G (Dmf).

f modestus (Peckham & Wheeler, 1889)....................Madagascar
  Lyssomanes m. Peckham & Wheeler, 1889: 231, pl. 12, f. 10 (Df).
  P. m. Simon, 1901a: 396.
  P. m. Wanless, 1980d: 222, f. 6A-D (f).

m parvulus Wanless, 1980....................Madagascar
  P. p. Wanless, 1980d: 225, f. 7A-E (Dm).

mf sarae Wanless, 1980....................Madagascar
  P. s. Wanless, 1980d: 219, f. 2E; 4A-J (Dmf).

m scalaris Simon, 1900 *....................Madagascar
  P. s. Simon, 1900d: 27 (Dm).
  P. s. Simon, 1901a: 398, f. 396-397 (m).
  P. s. Wanless, 1980d: 219, f. 3 (m).

Pharacocerus Simon, 1902
f ebenauensis Strand, 1908....................Madagascar
  P. e. Strand, 1908d: 7 (Df).

m sessor Simon, 1902 *....................Madagascar
  P. s. Simon, 1902a: 405 (Dm).
  P. s. Simon, 1903a: 736, f. 871 (m).
  P. s. Prószyn'ski, 1984a: 105 (m).

Phaulostylus
Simon, 1902
m furcifer Simon, 1902 *....................Madagascar
  P. f. Simon, 1902a: 406 (Dm).
  P. f. Simon, 1903a: 738, f. 872 (m).
  P. f. Prószyn'ski, 1984a: 105 (m).

m grammicus Simon, 1902....................Madagascar
  P. g. Simon, 1902a: 407 (Dm).
  P. g. Simon, 1903a: 726, f. 873-874 (m).

m grandidieri Simon, 1902....................Madagascar
  P. g. Simon, 1902a: 407 (Dm).

f leucolophus Simon, 1902....................Madagascar
  P. l. Simon, 1902a: 408 (Df).

Pochyta Simon, 1901
f albimana Simon, 1902....................Madagascar
  P. a. Simon, 1902a: 415 (Df).

Poessa Simon, 1902
m argenteofrenata Simon, 1902 *....................Madagascar
  P. a. Simon, 1902a: 398 (Dm).
  P. a. Prószyn'ski, 1987: 79 (m).

Portia Karsch, 1878
Nomina dubia:
P. deciliata Strand, 1907d: 745 (m, Madagascar) -- Wanless, 1978f: 116.
P. nigrolineata (Strand, 1908f: 482, j, Madagascar, originally in Linus) -- Wanless, 1978f: 117.
mf africana (Simon, 1885)....................West, Central Africa
  Linus africanus Simon, 1885d: 393 (Dm).
  P. a. Wanless, 1978f: 93, f. 4A-E, 5A-B, F-G, pl. 5b (mf, S).
  P. a. Prószyn'ski, 1984a: 99 (m).

mf schultzi Karsch, 1878 *....................Central, East, Southern Africa, Madagascar
  P. schultzii Karsch, 1878c: 774 (Df).
  P. schultzii Wanless, 1978f: 88, f. 1A-G, pl. 1-2, 4a-b (f, Sm).
  P. s. Wijesinghe, 1992: 12, f. 12-16 (m).

Pseudicius Simon, 1885
m unicus (Peckham & Peckham, 1894)....................Madagascar
  Spadera unica Peckham & Peckham, 1894: 118, pl. 12, f. 1 (Dm).
  P. u. Simon, 1901a: 613, 623.
  P. u. Prószyn'ski, 1987: 51 (m).

Quekettia Peckham & Peckham, 1902
f georgius (Peckham & Peckham, 1892) *....................Madagascar
  Leptorchestes g. Peckham & Peckham, 1892: 52, pl. 4, f. 6 (Df).
  Q. georgii Peckham & Peckham, 1902: 333.
  Q. g. Prószyn'ski, 1984a: 124 (f).
  
Salticus Latreille, 1804
?? coronatus (Camboué, 1887)....................Madagascar
Attus c. Camboué, 1887: 308 (D).

Thyene Simon, 1885
mf inflata (Gerstäcker, 1873)....................Africa, Madagascar
  Phidippus inflatus Gerstäcker, 1873: 476 (Dm).
  T. i. Berland & Millot, 1941: 374, f. 72C, 74 (mf).
  T. i. Próchniewicz, 1989: 222, f. 45-47 (m).
  T. i. Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2000: 105, f. 293-299 (mf).

f tamatavi (Vinson, 1863)....................Madagascar
  Attus t. Vinson, 1863: 62, 303, pl. 10, f. 5 (Df).
  Phiale t. Peckham & Peckham, 1885a: 40, pl. 1, f. 10 (f).
  T. t. Simon, 1885d: 348.

mf varians Peckham & Peckham, 1901....................Madagascar
  T. v. Peckham & Peckham, 1901a: 308 (Dmf).

Tomocyrba Simon, 1900
m barbata Simon, 1900....................Madagascar
  T. b. Simon, 1900b: 389 (Dm).
  T. b. Roewer, 1965: 82, f. 73b (m).

m decollata Simon, 1900 *....................Madagascar
  T. d. Simon, 1900b: 388 (Dm).
  T. d. Simon, 1901a: 442, f. 493-495 (m).
  T. d. Roewer, 1965: 82, f. 72a-c, 73a (m).


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