World Spider Catalog

Salticidae Blackwall, 1841

Family | ACCEPTED

N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Lyssomanidae Blackwall, 1877 by Galiano, 1976b: 67; for illustrations of scale morphology of about 60 species, see Hill, 1979; for the phylogeny within the family see Maddison & Hedin, 2003b, Maddison, 2015, Maddison et al., 2017, Prószyński, 2017b and Zhang et al., 2024f; the subfamilies Asemoneinae Maddison, 2015, Eupoinae Maddison, 2015, Hisponinae Simon 1901, Lyssomaninae, Onomastinae Maddison, 2015, Salticinae and Spartaeinae Wanless, 1984 are confirmed by Zhang et al., 2024f: 347.

In synonymy:

Bredops Mello-Leitão, 1944 = Breda G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1894 (Galiano, 1980b: 36)

Oserictops Mello-Leitão, 1941 = Breda G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1894 (Galiano, 1981a: 12)

Paradescanso Vellard, 1924 = Breda G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1894 (Ruiz & Brescovit, 2013: 403)

Thianioides Mello-Leitão, 1941 = Breda G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1894 (Galiano, 1981a: 15)

Gen. Breda G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1894 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:02860

type Marpissa milvina C. L. Koch, 1846; gender feminine

N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Bredops Mello-Leitão, 1944b, 1944b: 378 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05453] (type B. extraordinarius Mello-Leitão, 1944 = Breda tristis Mello-Leitão, 1944), Oserictops Mello-Leitão, 1941f: 222 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05454] (type O. oserictops Mello-Leitão, 1941) and Thianioides Mello-Leitão, 1941d: 190 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05455] (type T. spinimanu Mello-Leitão, 1941 = Breda modesta (Taczanowski, 1878)) by Galiano, 1980b: 36 and Galiano, 1981a: 12, 15, and of Paradescanso Vellard, 1924b: 33 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:03125] (type P. fallax Vellard, 1924 = Breda apicalis Simon, 1901) by Ruiz & Brescovit, 2013: 403.

Transferred to other genera:

Breda flavostriata Simon, 1901 -- see Druzia

Breda furcifera Schenkel, 1953 -- see Cotinusa

Breda jovialis (L. Koch, 1879) -- see Apricia

Breda lambdasignata Bösenberg & Strand, 1906 -- see Pseudicius

Breda nigrotaeniata Mello-Leitão, 1947 -- see Druzia

Breda punctata (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1894) -- see Metacyrba

Breda secta Mello-Leitão, 1944 -- see Hyetussa

In synonymy:

Breda extraordinarius (Mello-Leitão, 1944, T from Bredops) = Breda tristis Mello-Leitão, 1944 (Galiano, 1980b: 36)

Breda fallax (Vellard, 1924, T from Paradescanso) = Breda apicalis Simon, 1901 (Ruiz & Brescovit, 2013: 408)

Breda leucoprocta Mello-Leitão, 1940 = Breda modesta (Taczanowski, 1878) (Ruiz & Brescovit, 2013: 419)

Breda quinquedentata Badcock, 1932 = Breda apicalis Simon, 1901 (Ruiz & Brescovit, 2013: 408)

Breda spinimanu (Mello-Leitão, 1941) = Breda modesta (Taczanowski, 1878) (Ruiz & Brescovit, 2013: 419)

Breda akypueruna Ruiz & Brescovit, 2013 | | French Guiana, Brazil, Bolivia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045940

Breda akypueruna Ruiz & Brescovit, 2013: 407, f. 40, 42-46 (Dmf) Original description

Breda akypueruna Prószyński, 2017b: 69, f. 31F (mf)

Breda apicalis Simon, 1901 | | French Guiana, Ecuador, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032563

Breda apicalis Simon, 1901c: 156 (Dmf) Original description

Paradescanso fallax Vellard, 1924b: 34, pl. 6, f. 28-32 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:035174]

Breda quinquedentata Badcock, 1932: 42, f. 33 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032575]

Breda apicalis Galiano, 1963a: 313, pl. XII, f. 8-9 (m)

Breda apicalis Ruiz & Brescovit, 2013: 408, f. 3, 20-23, 33, 47-51 (mf, S of Breda quinquedentata and Paradescanso fallax)

Breda apicalis Rubio, Baigorria & Scioscia, 2018: 111, f. 38B, 80, 81A-B, 82 (mf)

Breda bicruciata (Mello-Leitão, 1943) | | Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032564

Menemerus bicruciatus Mello-Leitão, 1943a: 226, f. 52 (Dm) Original description

Breda bicruciata Galiano, 1981a: 11 (T from Menemerus)

Breda bicruciata Ruiz & Brescovit, 2013: 409, f. 1-2, 35, 52-56 (m, Df)

Breda bicruciata Rubio, Baigorria & Scioscia, 2018: 113, f. 83, 84A-C (mf)

Breda bistriata (C. L. Koch, 1846) | | Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032565

Marpissa bistriata C. L. Koch, 1846: 72, f. 1137 (Dm) Original description

Dendryphantes bistriata Simon, 1864: 314

Breda bistriata Simon, 1901a: 602

Breda bistriata Ruiz & Brescovit, 2013: 414, f. 37, 57-61 (m, Df)

Breda bistriata Pett, Rubio & Stolar, 2021: 927, f. 6L-N (m)

Breda lubomirskii (Taczanowski, 1878) | | Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032570

Marpissa lubomirskii Taczanowski, 1878a: 319, pl. 4, f. 8 (Df) Original description

Breda lubomirskii Peckham & Peckham, 1894a: 94

Breda lubomirskii Ruiz & Brescovit, 2013: 417, f. 6, 24, 38, 62-67 (f, Dm)

Breda milvina (C. L. Koch, 1846) | | Mexico, Panama, Trinidad, Colombia, Guyana, French Guiana, Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032571 TYPE SPECIES

Marpissa milvina C. L. Koch, 1846: 65, f. 1131 (Df) Original description

Dendryphantes milvina Simon, 1864: 314

Breda milvina Peckham & Peckham, 1894a: 93, pl. 8, f. 7 (f)

Breda milvina Petrunkevitch, 1925a: 228, f. 140 (f)

Breda milvina Chickering, 1946: 37, f. 16-19 (Dm)

Breda milvina Ruiz & Brescovit, 2013: 404, f. 7-16, 18-19, 25-29, 39 (mf)

Breda milvina Logunov, 2022a: 98, f. 28 (f)

Breda modesta (Taczanowski, 1878) | | Peru, Brazil, Guyana, Paraguay, Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032415

Marptusa modesta Taczanowski, 1878a: 320 (Dmf) Original description

Balmaceda modesta Peckham & Peckham, 1894a: 101

Breda leucoprocta Mello-Leitão, 1940c: 184, f. 15-16 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032569]

Thianioides spinimanu Mello-Leitão, 1941d: 190, f. 84, pl. 12, f. 56 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032576]

Breda spinimanu Galiano, 1981a: 15 (T from Thianioides)

Breda modesta Ruiz & Brescovit, 2013: 419, f. 36, 68-72 (mf, T from Balmaceda, S of Breda leucoprocta and B. spinimanu)

Breda modesta Rubio, Baigorria & Scioscia, 2018: 115, f. 79, 85, 86A-B, 87 (mf)

Breda nanica Ruiz & Brescovit, 2013 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045941

Breda nanica Ruiz & Brescovit, 2013: 420, f. 31, 73-75 (Dm) Original description

Breda notata Chickering, 1946 | | Panama urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032573

Breda notata Chickering, 1946: 39, f. 20-22 (Dmf) Original description

Breda notata Ruiz & Brescovit, 2013: 421, f. 4, 32, 76-80 (mf)

Breda oserictops (Mello-Leitão, 1941) | | Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032574

Oserictops oserictops Mello-Leitão, 1941f: 222, f. 33 (Dm) Original description

Breda oserictops Ruiz & Brescovit, 2013: 423, f. 81-82 (m)

Breda paraensis Ruiz & Brescovit, 2013 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045942

Breda paraensis Ruiz & Brescovit, 2013: 424, f. 83-84 (Dm) Original description

Breda tristis Mello-Leitão, 1944 | | Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032577

Breda tristis Mello-Leitão, 1944b: 377, f. 71 (Df) Original description

Bredops extraordinarius Mello-Leitão, 1944b: 378, f. 72 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:064846]

Breda tristis Galiano, 1980b: 36 (S of Bredops extraordinarius)

Breda tristis Ruiz & Brescovit, 2013: 424, f. 5, 41, 85-90 (mf)

Breda variolosa Simon, 1901 | | French Guiana, Brazil, Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032578

Breda variolosa Simon, 1901c: 157 (Dm) Original description

Breda variolosa Galiano, 1963a: 315, pl. XII, f. 3-4 (m)

Breda variolosa Ruiz & Brescovit, 2013: 426, f. 34, 91-94 (m)