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:

Dryphias Simon, 1901 = Beata G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1895 (Maddison, 1996: 237)

Gen. Beata G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1895 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:02850

N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Dryphias Simon, 1901a: 642 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05719] (type Homalattus maccuni G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1895) by Maddison, 1996: 237; not a senior synonym of Gastromicans Mello-Leitão, 1917 (Maddison, 1996: 234, contra Galiano, 1980b: 38).

Transferred to other genera:

Beata albopilosa Simon, 1903 -- see Gastromicans

Beata digitata (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901) -- see Pelegrina

Beata flavolineata (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901) -- see Nagaina

Beata levispina (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901) -- see Gastromicans

Beata lineata (Vinson, 1863) -- see Cynapes

Beata sexpunctata (Mello-Leitão, 1945) -- see Zygoballus

Beata squamulata (Mello-Leitão, 1917) -- see Gastromicans

Beata variegata (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901) -- see Pelegrina

In synonymy:

Beata floridana (Banks, 1895) = Beata wickhami G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1894 (Peckham & Peckham, 1909: 502, sub Icius)

Beata pleuralis (Banks, 1896, T from Icius) = Beata wickhami G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1894 (Edwards, 1980: 12)

Beata sexmaculata (Mello-Leitão, 1947, T from Rhene) = Beata aenea Mello-Leitão, 1945 (Galiano, 1992: 31, sub Dryphias)

Beata aenea (Mello-Leitão, 1945) | | Brazil, Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032473

Bianor aeneus Mello-Leitão, 1945b: 279, f. 68 (Dm) Original description

Rhene sexmaculata Mello-Leitão, 1947c: 28, pl. 2, f. 9-10, pl. 5, f. 15 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:055828]

Dryphias aenea Galiano, 1992: 31, f. 1-2, 6, 8-9, 15, 17-20 (mf, T from Bianor, S of Rhene sexmaculata)

Beata blauveltae Caporiacco, 1947 | | Guyana urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032474

Beata blauveldae Caporiacco, 1947a: 34 (Dmf) Original description

Beata blauveldae Caporiacco, 1948a: 732, f. 167-168 (mf)

Beata cephalica F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 | | Panama urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032475

Beata cephalica F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901a: 293, pl. 28, f. 9 (Df) Original description

Beata cinereonitida Simon, 1902 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032476

Beata cinereo-nitida Simon, 1902d: 396 (Df) Original description

Beata cinereo-nitida Galiano, 1963a: 307, pl. X, f. 11 (f)

Beata fausta (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1901) | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032477

Dendryphantes faustus Peckham & Peckham, 1901a: 318, pl. 27, f. 1 (Dmf) Original description

Metaphidippus faustus Prószyński, 1971e: 432 (Tmf from Dendryphantes)

Beata fausta Scioscia, 1987: 406, f. 11-14 (Tf from Metaphidippus; m=Metaphidippus odiosus)

Beata germaini Simon, 1902 | | Brazil, Paraguay urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032478

Beata germaini Simon, 1902d: 396 (Df) Original description

Beata germaini Galiano, 1963a: 308, pl. X, f. 13 (f)

Beata hispida (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1901) | | Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032479

Homalattus hispidus Peckham & Peckham, 1901c: 229 (Dmf) Original description

Beata hispida Maddison, 1996: 237, f. 77, 110-112 (Tmf from Homalattus, where "nicht zu deuten!" per Roewer)

Beata hispida Prószyński, 2017b: 94, f. 42B (mf)

Beata inconcinna (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1895) | | Trinidad urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032480

Anamosa inconcinna Peckham & Peckham, 1895: 165, pl. 15, f. 7 (Df) Original description

Rhene inconcinna Petrunkevitch, 1911: 698

Beata inconcinna Maddison, 1996: 237 (Tf from Rhene)

Beata jubata (C. L. Koch, 1846) | | St. Thomas urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032481

Eris jubata C. L. Koch, 1846: 190, f. 1238 (Dm) Original description

Beata jubata Simon, 1903a: 838

Beata longipes (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901) | | Panama urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032483

Homalattoides longipes F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901a: 294, pl. 28, f. 12 (Dm) Original description

Beata longipes Simon, 1903a: 838

Beata lucida (Galiano, 1992) | | Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032484

Dryphias lucidus Galiano, 1992: 34, f. 3-5, 7, 10-13 (Dmf) Original description

Beata maccuni (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1895) | | Panama to Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032485

Homalattus maccuni Peckham & Peckham, 1895: 160, pl. 15, f. 1 (Df) Original description

Dryphias maccuni Simon, 1901a: 642

Beata magna Banks, 1929: 66 (f; misidentified per Chickering, 1946: 400)

Dryphias maccuni Chickering, 1946: 400, f. 357 (mf)

Dryphias maccuni Bauab-Vianna & Soares, 1980b: 2, f. 1-10 (mf; not a senior S of D. roseus, see Chirothecia)

Dryphias maccuni Galiano, 1992: 31, f. 14, 16 (m)

Beata maccuni Carvalho & Gasnier, 2019: CB29, f. 117-120 (mf)

Beata magna G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1895 | | Guatemala to Colombia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032486

Beata magna Peckham & Peckham, 1895: 168, pl. 15, f. 9 (Df) Original description

Beata magna F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901a: 293, pl. 28, f. 8 (f)

Bianor magnus Simon, 1901a: 638

Beata magna Simon, 1903a: 841

Beata magna Petrunkevitch, 1925a: 221, f. 136 (f)

Beata magna Maddison, 1996: 337, f. 109 (f)

Beata munda Chickering, 1946 | | Panama urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032487

Beata munda Chickering, 1946: 265, f. 225 (Df) Original description

Beata octopunctata (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1894) | | St. Vincent urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032488

Dendryphantes octo-punctatus Peckham & Peckham, 1894b: 679, pl. 61, f. 5 (Dmf) Original description

Beata octopunctata Simon, 1903a: 838

Beata pernix (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1901) | | Brazil, Paraguay urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032489

Dendryphantes pernix Peckham & Peckham, 1901a: 321, pl. 28, f. 5 (Dmf) Original description

Beata pernix Simon, 1903a: 838

Beata rustica (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1895) | | Guatemala to Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032490

Homalattus rusticus Peckham & Peckham, 1895: 161, pl. 15, f. 2 (Dm) Original description

Dryphias rusticus Simon, 1901a: 635, f. 751

Beata rustica Maddison, 1996: 237 (apparently removed m from S of B. maccuni)

Beata striata Petrunkevitch, 1925 | | Panama urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032491

Beata striata Petrunkevitch, 1925a: 223, f. 137 (Df) Original description

Beata venusta Chickering, 1946 | | Panama urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032492

Beata venusta Chickering, 1946: 271, f. 228-230 (Dm) Original description

Beata wickhami (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1894) | | USA, Bahama Is., Cuba urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032493

Icius wickhamii Peckham & Peckham, 1894a: 109, pl. 10, f. 8 (Dm) Original description

Icius floridanus Banks, 1895e: 99 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:055829]

Icius pleuralis Banks, 1896e: 73 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:055827]

Icius wickhamii Peckham & Peckham, 1909: 502, pl. 41, f. 8 (m, S of Icius floridanus)

Icius wickhami Bryant, 1940: 500, f. 296 (Df)

Beata wickhami Edwards, 1980: 12 (T from Icius, S of Icius pleuralis)

Beata wickhami Richman, 1989: 287, f. 5-9 (mf)

Beata zeteki Chickering, 1946 | | Panama urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032494

Beata zeteki Chickering, 1946: 276, f. 231-232 (Df) Original description