STATUS OF JUMPING SPIDER (ARANEAE, SALTICIDAE) TAXONOMY WORLDWIDE

David B. Richman

The jumping spiders, family Salticidae, contains approximately 4000 described species worldwide. They are especially numerous in the tropics, but include a number of temperate genera as well. They are often important components of ecosystems as part of the predatory complex. Many species and some genera (even in North America) are undescribed. It is the purpose of the following list to develop a data base of current and past generic revisions so that researchers can be kept current on the status of various genera. This was started as a list of North American revisionary projects, but is being expanded to worldwide. It is obviously not complete, but I hope that other researchers will help bring it up to date by contacting me with data on any current or finished projects that they know about. Any contributions, additions or corrections will be welcome.

Work Planned or in Progress:

• Agassa - D. B. Richman, The Arthropod Museum, Dept. of Entomology, Plant Pathology, and Weed Science, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces.
  
• Ballus - G. B. Edwards, Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Gainesville, Florida.
  
• Cylistella - Arno Antonio Lise, PUCRS-IBC-CPG, Biociencias, Porto Alegre-RS, BRASIL
  
• Habrocestoides - Demitri V. Logunov, Zoological Museum, Institute of Biology, Novosibirsk, Russia.
  
• Habronattus - new species, phylogeny etc. W. Maddison & students, University of Arizona, Tucson.
  
• Harmochirus - Demitri V. Logunov, Zoological Museum, Institute of Biology, Novosibirsk, Russia.
  
• Hyctia - Demitri V. Logunov, Zoological Museum, Institute of Biology, Novosibirsk, Russia.
  
• Maevia - W. Maddison, University of Arizona, Tucson.
  
• Marpissa - Demitri V. Logunov, Zoological Museum, Institute of Biology, Novosibirsk, Russia.
  
• "Metaphidippus" (most) - W. Maddison, University of Arizona, Tucson.
  
• "Metaphidippus" vitis group (separate genus) - D. B. Richman, The Arthropod Museum, Dept. of Entomology, Plant Pathology and Weed Science, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces.
  
• Neon - Demitri V. Logunov, Zoological Museum, Institute of Biology, Novosibirsk, Russia.
  
• Neonella - G. B. Edwards, Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Gainesville, Florida.
  
• Paramarpissa - B. Cutler, Univ. of Kansas, Lawrence, & D. Logunov, Novisbirsk, Siberia, Russia.
  
• "Paraphidippus" - G. B. Edwards, Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Gainesville.
  
• Peckhamia - B. Cutler, University of Kansas, Lawrence.
  
• "Pellenes" - Claude Mercier, McGill Univ., Quebec.
  
• Phidippus - G. B. Edwards, Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Gainesville, Florida.
  
• Phintella - Demitri V. Logunov, Zoological Museum, Institute of Biology, Novosibirsk, Russia.
  
• Salticus - (North American) Sweet (Where is he?)
  
• Sassacus - D. B. Richman, The Arthropod Museum, Dept. of Entomology, Plant Pathology and Weed Science, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces.
  
• Stertinius - Demitri V. Logunov, Zoological Museum, Institute of Biology, Novosibirsk, Russia.
  
• Thiodina - Robert Wolff, Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, Illinois.
  
• Tutelina - G. B. Edwards, Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Gainesville, & W. Maddison, University of Arizona, Tucson.
  
• Yllenus - Demitri V. Logunov, Zoological Museum, Institute of Biology, Novosibirsk, Russia.
  
• Zygoballus - Dean Faber, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison.
  
• Various Caribbean euophryinae - G. B. Edwards, Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Gainesville.
  
• Various Australian genera - M. Zabka, Zaklad Zoologii, Siedlce, Poland.
  
• Various Pacific genera? J. A. Beatty, Dept. of Zoology, Southern Illinois Univ., Carbondale, & J. W. Berry, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana>
  
• Salticidae of Greece and expanding to cover Europe - Heiko Metzner, Staatliches Museum fur Naturkunde, Karlsruhe, Germany.

Revisions or new generic descriptions already published (modern- 1950s-present)

        Abracadabrella (Zabka)
        Acragas (Galiano)
        Admestina (Piel)
        Aillutticus (Galiano)
        Amphidraus (Galiano)
        Amycus (Galiano)
        Anokopsis (Bauab & Sores)
        Asemonea (Wanless)
        Asianellus (Logunov & Heciak)
        Atmosphyrus (Galiano)
        Belippo (Wanless)
        Bellota (Galiano)
        Bianor (Maddison)
        Brettus (Wanless)
        Cerionesta (Galiano)
        Chalcoscirtus (Cutler)
        Cheliferoides (Platnick)
        Chira (Galiano)
        Chirothecia (Galiano)
        Clynotis (Zabka)
        Cocalodes (Wanless)
        Corcovetella (Galiano)
        Cynapes (Wanless)
        Darwinneon (Cutler)
        Encolpius (Galiano)
        Eris (Maddison)
        Euophrys -Siberia and Russian Far East (Logunov, Cutler & Marusik)
        Fluda (Galiano)
        Frigga (Galiano)
        "Habrocestum"  (Richman)
        Habronattus (Griswold
        Hentzia (Richman)
        Hisukattus (Galiano)
        Holoplatys (Zabka)
        Hurieae- group (Galiano)
        Hurius (Galiano)
        Hyetussa (Galiano)
        Hypaeus (Galiano)
        Jollas (Galiano)
        Lycidas (Zabka)
        Lyssomanes (Galiano)
        Macopeus (Wanless)
        Mago (Galiano)
        Magyarus (Zabka)
        Maratus (Zabka)
        Marchena (Maddison)
        Marma (Galiano)
        Marpissa (Barnes)
        Martella (Galiano)
        Menemerus (Barnes)
        Metacyrba (Barnes)
        Mopsolodes (Zabka)
        Myrmarachne - Americas (Galiano)
        Myrmarachne- Ethiopian Region (Wanless)
        Neobrettus (Wanless)
        Neon (Gertsch & Ivie)
        Noegus (Galiano)
        Nungia (Zabka)
        Nycerella (Galiano)
        Onomastus (Wanless)
        Ocrisiona (Zabka)
        Orthrus (Wanless)
        Pandisus (Wanless)
        Paradamoetas (Cutler)
        Parafluda (Galiano)
        Phiale - in part. (Galiano)
        Platypsecas (Caporiacco)
        Platycryptus -as part of Metacyrba (Barnes)
        Portia (Wanless)
        Poultonella (Cokendolpher & Horner)
        Proctonemesia (Bauab & Soares)
        Proszynskiana (Logunov)
        Pseudosynagelides  (Zabka)
        Rudra (Galiano)
        Saraina (Wanless & Clark)
        Sarinda (Galiano)
        Simprulla (Galiano)
        Sitticus (some) (Proszynski) (some) (Galiano)
        Spartaeinae - subfamily (Wanless)
        Sumampattus (Galiano)
        Synageles (Cutler)
        Synemosyna (Galiano)
        Synemosyna - Colombia (Cutler & Muller)
        Talavera (Logunov)
        Tara (Zabka)
        Taraxella (Wanless)
        Tullgrenella (Galiano)
        Veissella  (Wanless)
        Wedoquella (Galiano)
        Yepoella (Galiano)
        Zuniga (Galiano)

There are a few other North American genera, such as "Pseudicius" (leftovers not related to "Pseudicius" (=Paramarpissa) piraticus, Rhetenor (probably extreme Zygoballus), "Beata" (partly treated by Richman), Phlegra, Corythalia, "Tylogonus" (partly treated by Richman and also Galiano), Great Plains "Pellenes", Euophrys, Bredana, Hasarius and Plexippus. Most of these have only one or two species in North America and are described in one or more publications.

I would be happy to receive any additions for in progress, current, and past revisions of Worldwide Salticidae. Also, if anyone knows how I can contact Sweet, who was working on North American Salticus, please contact me.

David B. Richman
The Arthropod Museum
Dept. of Entomology, Plant Pathology and Weed Science
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM 88003
phone: (505)646-2900
email: nmbugman@taipan.nmsu.edu