World Spider Catalog

Salticidae Blackwall, 1841

Family | ACCEPTED

N.B.: Considered a senior synonym of Lyssomanidae by Galiano, 1976b: 67; for illustrations of scale morphology of about 60 species, see Hill, 1979; for a database with diagnostic drawings maintained by J. Prószyński, see: http://www.peckhamia.com/salticidae; for the phylogeny within the family see Maddison & Hedin, 2003b, Maddison, 2015, Maddison et al., 2017 and Prószyński, 2017b.

In synonymy:

Maeotella Bryant, 1950 = Anasaitis Bryant, 1950 (Zhang & Maddison, 2015: 15)

Gen. Anasaitis Bryant, 1950 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:02813

N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Maeotella Bryant, 1950: 186 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:03046] (type Prostheclina perplexa G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1901) by Zhang & Maddison, 2015: 15.

In synonymy:

Anasaitis auratus (Hentz, 1846) = Anasaitis canosus Walckenaer, 1837 (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1944: 214, sub Stoidis)

Anasaitis cambridgei (Peckham & Peckham, 1888) = Anasaitis canosus Walckenaer, 1837 (Banks, 1893a: 126, sub Prostheclina aurata)

Anasaitis crucifer (Keyserling, 1885, T from Menemerus) = Anasaitis canosus Walckenaer, 1837 (Richman & Cutler, 1978: 84, sub Corythalia)

Anasaitis magus (Walckenaer, 1837, T from Attus) = Anasaitis canosus Walckenaer, 1837 (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1944: 214, sub Stoidis)

Homonyms replaced:

Anasaitis parvulus (Banks, 1909) -- see Anasaitis cubanus Roewer, 1951 Roewer, 1951

Anasaitis signatus (Banks, 1901) -- see Anasaitis banksi Roewer, 1951 Roewer, 1951

Nomen dubium:

Anasaitis arcuatus fulgidus (Franganillo, 1930: 44, Cuba, originally in Corythalia) -- Alayón & Sherwood, 2022: 611

Anasaitis adorabilis Zhang & Maddison, 2012 | | Hispaniola urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045383

Anasaitis adorabilis Zhang & Maddison, 2012a: 13, f. 54-62 (Dmf) Original description

Anasaitis arcuatus (Franganillo, 1930) | | Cuba urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032863

Corythalia arcuata Franganillo, 1930: 43, f. 16 (Dmf) Original description

Corythalia arcuata Bryant, 1940: 482, f. 275-276 (mf)

Anasaitis arcuata Zhang & Maddison, 2015: 15 (T from Corythalia)

Anasaitis banksi (Roewer, 1951) | | Hispaniola, Puerto Rico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032867

Prostheclina signata Banks, 1901d: 225, pl. 15, f. 1, 4, 6 (Dmf; preoccupied by Keyserling, 1883, see Saitis signatus) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059026]

Corythalia signata Petrunkevitch, 1930b: 160, f. 144-148 (mf)

Corythalia banksi Roewer, 1951: 451 (replacement name) Original description

Anasaitis banksi Zhang & Maddison, 2015: 15 (T from Corythalia)

Anasaitis brunneus Zhang & Maddison, 2012 | | Hispaniola urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045384

Anasaitis brunnea Zhang & Maddison, 2012a: 15, f. 63-74 (Dmf) Original description

Anasaitis canalis (Chamberlin, 1925) | | Panama, Colombia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032874

Saitis canalis Chamberlin, 1925d: 233 (Dm) Original description

Corythalia canalis Banks, 1929: 69, pl. 2, f. 18 (m)

Corythalia canalis Chickering, 1946: 136, f. 121-124 (m, Df)

Anasaitis canalis Zhang & Maddison, 2015: 15, f. 13-19, 660-661 (mf, T from Corythalia)

Anasaitis canalis Bedoya-Róqueme & Lopez-Villada, 2020b: 11, f. 27-29 (f)

Anasaitis canosus (Walckenaer, 1837) | | USA, Cuba urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032293

Attus canosus Walckenaer, 1837: 451 (Df) Original description

Attus magus Walckenaer, 1837: 453 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059028]

Attus auratus Hentz, 1846: 362, pl. 22, f. 6 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:054428]

Menemerus cruciferus Keyserling, 1885: 513, pl. 13, f. 17 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:054429]

Prostheclina cambridgii Peckham & Peckham, 1888: 69, pl. 1, f. 51, pl. 5, f. 51 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059029]

Prostheclina aurata Banks, 1893a: 126 (S of Prostheclina cambridgei)

Pellenes auratus Simon, 1901a: 659, f. 787

Stoides auratus Peckham & Peckham, 1909: 527, pl. 38, f. 9, pl. 43, f. 9 (mf, lapsus)

Corythalia aurata Bryant, 1940: 484

Stoidis canosa Chamberlin & Ivie, 1944: 214 (S of Attus magus and Stoidis auratus)

Stoidis aurita Prószyński, 1976: 151, f. 125-126 (mf, lapsus)

Corythalia canosa Richman, 1978: 58, f. 1-2 (S of Corythalia aurata confirmed)

Corythalia canosa Richman & Cutler, 1978: 84 (S of Menemerus crucifer)

Anasaitis canosa Edwards, 1999b: 10 (T from Corythalia)

Anasaitis canosa Zhang & Maddison, 2013: 89, f. 4C-D (mf)

Anasaitis canosa Zhang & Maddison, 2015: 43, f. 6-12 (mf)

Anasaitis champetera Galvis, Zapata-M & Malumbres-Olarte, 2020 | | Colombia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052637

Anasaitis champetera Galvis, Zapata-M & Malumbres-Olarte, 2020: 483, f. 1-11 (Dmf) Original description

Anasaitis cubanus (Roewer, 1951) | | Cuba urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032884

Prostheclina parvula Banks, 1909b: 168, pl. 45, f. 1 (Df; preoccupied by G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1896, see Corythalia parvula) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059027]

Corythalia parvula Bryant, 1940: 486, f. 280-282 (Dm, f, T from Prostheclina)

Corythalia cubana Roewer, 1951: 451 (replacement name) Original description

Anasaitis cubana Zhang & Maddison, 2015: 15 (T from Corythalia)

Anasaitis decoris Bryant, 1950 | | Jamaica urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032294

Anasaitis decoris Bryant, 1950a: 169, f. 7, 9 (Dmf) Original description

Anasaitis elegantissimus (Simon, 1888) | | Hispaniola urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032887

Dynamius elegantissimus Simon, 1888b: 205 (Df) Original description

Corythalia elegantissima Simon, 1901a: 655

Corythalia elegantissima Bryant, 1943b: 471, pl. 3, f. 27, 30, pl. 4, f. 44 (f, Dm)

Corythalia elegantissima Galiano, 1963a: 334, pl. XVI, f. 5-6 (f)

Anasaitis elegantissima Zhang & Maddison, 2015: 15 (T from Corythalia)

Anasaitis emertoni (Bryant, 1940) | | Cuba urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032888

Corythalia emertoni Bryant, 1940: 485, pl. 20, f. 270, pl. 21, f. 274-279 (Dmf) Original description

Anasaitis emertoni Zhang & Maddison, 2015: 15 (T from Corythalia)

Anasaitis gloriae (Petrunkevitch, 1930) | | Puerto Rico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032892

Corythalia gloriae Petrunkevitch, 1930b: 167, f. 149-155 (Dmf) Original description

Anasaitis gloriae Zhang & Maddison, 2015: 15 (T from Corythalia)

Anasaitis hebetatus Zhang & Maddison, 2012 | | Hispaniola urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045385

Anasaitis hebetata Zhang & Maddison, 2012a: 17, f. 75-79 (Dm) Original description

Anasaitis laxus Zhang & Maddison, 2012 | | Hispaniola urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045386

Anasaitis laxa Zhang & Maddison, 2012a: 19, f. 80-89 (Dmf) Original description

Anasaitis laxa Prószyński, 2017b: 77, f. 33N (mf)

Anasaitis locuples (Simon, 1888) | | Hispaniola urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032898

Habrocestum locuples Simon, 1888b: 203 (Df) Original description

Corythalia locuples Simon, 1901a: 655

Pellenes locuples Banks, 1903: 341

Corythalia locuples Bryant, 1943b: 474, pl. 4, f. 37-38, 43 (f, Dm)

Corythalia locuples Galiano, 1963a: 334, pl. XIV, f. 19 (f)

Anasaitis locuples Zhang & Maddison, 2015: 15 (T from Corythalia)

Anasaitis milesae Logunov, 2024 | | Presumably Caribbean. Introduced to Britain urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:060061

Anasaitis milesae Logunov, 2024a: 1037, f. 1-15 (Dmf) Original description

Anasaitis morgani (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1901) | | Jamaica, Hispaniola urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032295

Prostheclina morgani Peckham & Peckham, 1901b: 13, pl. 4, f. 9 (Dmf) Original description

Anasaitis morgani Bryant, 1950a: 171, f. 4, 6 (mf, T from Prostheclina)

Saitis morgani Roewer, 1955c: 1098

Anasaitis peckhami (Petrunkevitch, 1914) | | Dominican Rep. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032912

Corythalia peckhami Petrunkevitch, 1914b: 330, pl. 12, f. 15-20 (Dmf) Original description

Anasaitis peckhami Zhang & Maddison, 2015: 15 (T from Corythalia)

Anasaitis perplexus (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1901) | | Jamaica, Hispaniola urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:034379

Prostheclina perplexa Peckham & Peckham, 1901b: 12, pl. 3, f. 8 (Dmf) Original description

Maeotella perplexa Bryant, 1950a: 187 (T from Prostheclina)

Saitis perplexus Roewer, 1955c: 1098

Anasaitis perplexa Zhang & Maddison, 2015: 115 (T from Maeotella)

Anasaitis placidus (Bryant, 1947) | | Puerto Rico (Mona Is.) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036365

Stoidis placida Bryant, 1947b: 94, pl. 4, f. 4 (Df) Original description

Anasaitis placida Zhang & Maddison, 2015: 15, f. 20-26, 667 (mf, T from Stoidis)

Anasaitis scintillus Bryant, 1950 | | Jamaica urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032296

Anasaitis scintilla Bryant, 1950a: 173, f. 5 (Dm) Original description

Anasaitis squamatus (Bryant, 1940) | | Cuba, Turks & Caicos urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032923

Corythalia squamata Bryant, 1940: 488, f. 277-278 (Dmf) Original description

Anasaitis squamata Zhang & Maddison, 2015: 15 (T from Corythalia)

Anasaitis venatorius (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1901) | | Jamaica urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032297

Prostheclina venatorius Peckham & Peckham, 1901b: 13, pl. 4, f. 10 (Dmf) Original description

Anasaitis venatoria Bryant, 1950a: 174, f. 10 (m, T from Prostheclina)

Saitis venatorius Roewer, 1955c: 1098