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:

Dasyophrys Mello-Leitão, 1930 = Hypaeus Simon, 1900 (Galiano, 1968c: 324)

Lyssomonea Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936 = Hypaeus Simon, 1900 (Galiano, 1968c: 318)

Triptolemus G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1885 = Hypaeus Simon, 1900 (Galiano, 1968c: 324)

Gen. Hypaeus Simon, 1900 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:02998

type Acragas taczanowskii Mello-Leitão, 1948; gender masculine

N.B.: original type species (Attus porcatus Taczanowski, 1871) changed to Acragas taczanowskii Mello-Leitão, 1948 by ICZN, 1969 (Opinion 889, see Galiano, 1966c); considered a senior synonym of Triptolemus G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1885b: 63 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:06419] (type T. benignus G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1885; removed from the synonymy of Amycus C. L. Koch, 1846, contra Peckham & Peckham, 1896: 19), of Dasyophrys Mello-Leitão, 1930b: 72 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05766] (type D. nigra Mello-Leitão, 1930) and of Lyssomonea Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936a: 31 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05767] (type L. saphes Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936 = Hypaeus benignus (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1885); removed from the synonymy of Amycus C. L. Koch, 1846, contra Chickering, 1946: 348) by Galiano, 1968c: 318, 324; synonymy of Dasyophrys confirmed by Borges & Ruiz, 2026: 9.

Transferred to other genera:

Hypaeus catharinensis Mello-Leitão, 1927 -- see Noegus

Hypaeus petropolis Mello-Leitão, 1943 -- see Vinnius

In synonymy:

Hypaeus bivittatus Caporiacco, 1947 = Hypaeus barromachadoi Caporiacco, 1947 (Ruiz & Brescovit, 2008c: 488)

Hypaeus budoninus (Caporiacco, 1954, T from Mago) = Hypaeus taczanowskii (Mello-Leitão, 1948) (Galiano, 1968c: 330)

Hypaeus lodovicoi (Ruiz & Brescovit, 2008, T from Noegus) = Hypaeus frontosus Simon, 1900 (Borges & Ruiz, 2026: 19)

Hypaeus lunatus (Mello-Leitão, 1940, T from Maenola) = Hypaeus niger (Mello-Leitão, 1930) (Borges & Ruiz, 2026: 9)

Hypaeus marjorii (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1896) = Hypaeus benignus (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1885) (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901a: 193, sub Amycus)

Hypaeus nudus (Mello-Leitão, 1940, T from Noegus) = Hypaeus miles Simon, 1900 (Galiano, 1968c: 325)

Hypaeus saphes (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936) = Hypaeus benignus (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1885) (Chickering, 1946: 348, sub Amycus)

Hypaeus vividus Simon, 1900 = Hypaeus triplagiatus Simon, 1900 (Galiano, 1963a: 377)

Nomina dubia:

Hypaeus furcifer Simon, 1900d: 48 (m, Brazil) -- Galiano, 1963a: 370

Hypaeus tenuimanus Simon, 1900d: 42 (m, Brazil) -- Galiano, 1963a: 374

Hypaeus annulifer Simon, 1900 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:034063

Hypaeus annulifer Simon, 1900d: 46 (Dm) Original description

Hypaeus annulifer Galiano, 1963a: 365, pl. XXII, f. 1-3 (m)

Hypaeus arhuaco Martínez & Galvis, 2017 | | Colombia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:049421

Hypaeus arhuaco Martínez & Galvis, 2017a: 193, f. 1-2, 5, 7-11 (Dmf) Original description

Hypaeus barromachadoi Caporiacco, 1947 | | Guyana urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:042105

Hypaeus barromachadoi Caporiacco, 1947a: 30 (Dm) Original description

Hypaeus bivittatus Caporiacco, 1947a: 30 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:055580]

Hypaeus barromachadoi Caporiacco, 1948a: 698, f. 122 (m)

Hypaeus bivittatus Caporiacco, 1948a: 699, f. 123 (m)

Hypaeus barromachadoi Galiano, 1968c: 318 (species inquirenda)

Hypaeus bivittatus Galiano, 1968c: 318 (species inquirenda)

Hypaeus barromachadoi Ruiz & Brescovit, 2008c: 488, f. 1-3 (m, S of Hypaeus bivittatus)

Hypaeus benignus (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1885) | | Mexico to Panama urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:034064

Triptolemus benignus Peckham & Peckham, 1885b: 64, pl. 2, f. 2 (Dm) Original description

Amycus benignus Peckham & Peckham, 1896: 18, pl. 1, f. 2 (m, Df)

Amycus marjorii Peckham & Peckham, 1896: 25, pl. 1, f. 6 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:066207]

Amycus benignus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901a: 193, pl. 14, f. 5-6 (mf, S of Amycus marjorii)

Lyssomonea saphes Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936a: 31, pl. 5, f. 36, pl. 8, f. 56-57 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:066208]

Amycus benignus Chickering, 1946: 348 (S of Lyssomonea saphes)

Hypaeus benignus Galiano, 1968c: 318, f. 70-75 (mf, T from Amycus)

Hypaeus benignus Edwards, 2015: 79, f. 39A-B (m)

Hypaeus concinnus Simon, 1900 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:034065

Hypaeus concinnus Simon, 1900d: 48 (Dm) Original description

Hypaeus concinnus Simon, 1901a: 415, f. 459-461 (m)

Hypaeus concinnus Galiano, 1963a: 365, pl. XXII, f. 13-15 (m)

Hypaeus cucullatus Simon, 1900 | | Ecuador urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:034066

Hypaeus cucullatus Simon, 1900d: 49 (Dm) Original description

Hypaeus cucullatus Galiano, 1963a: 367, pl. XXII, f. 4-6 (m)

Hypaeus duodentatus Crane, 1943 | | Guyana urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:034067

Hypaeus duodentatus Crane, 1943: 134, f. 3F-I (Dm) Original description

Hypaeus estebanensis Simon, 1900 | | Venezuela urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:034068

Hypaeus estebanensis Simon, 1900d: 44 (Dm) Original description

Hypaeus estebanensis Galiano, 1963a: 368, pl. XXII, f. 9-12 (m)

Hypaeus femoratus Araújo & Ruiz, 2015 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:047733

Hypaeus femoratus Araújo & Ruiz, 2015: 37, f. 39-50, 62-63 (Dmf) Original description

Hypaeus flavipes Simon, 1900 | | Brazil, Guyana? urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:034069

Hypaeus flavipes Simon, 1900d: 45 (Dm) Original description

Hypaeus flavipes Caporiacco, 1948a: 698, f. 121 (m)

Hypaeus flavipes Galiano, 1963a: 368, pl. XXIII, f. 1-3 (m)

Hypaeus flavipes Borges & Ruiz, 2026: 15, f. 5-16, 48-63, 81-82, 91-92, 121-122, 133-134, 143, 149 (m, Df)

Hypaeus flemingi Crane, 1943 | | Venezuela, French Guiana, Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:034070

Hypaeus flemingi Crane, 1943: 132, f. 3A-E (Dm) Original description

Hypaeus flemingi Galiano, 1968c: 322, f. 86-88 (Df)

Hypaeus frontosus Simon, 1900 | | Guyana, French Guiana, Peru, Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:034071

Hypaeus frontosus Simon, 1900d: 47 (Dm) Original description

Hypaeus frontosus Galiano, 1963a: 369, pl. XXIII, f. 8-11 (m)

Hypaeus frontosus Galiano, 1968c: 324 (S of Dasyophrys nigra [revalidated by Borges & Ruiz, 2026: 9, sub Hypaeus])

Noegus lodovicoi Ruiz & Brescovit, 2008c: 490, f. 9-11 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:042107]

Hypaeus frontosus Carvalho & Gasnier, 2019: CB35, f. 153-154 (m)

Hypaeus frontosus Borges & Ruiz, 2026: 19, f. 64-73, 85-90, 123-124, 135–136, 144, 150 (mf, S of Noegus lodovicoi)

Hypaeus ignicomus Simon, 1900 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:034072

Hypaeus ignicomus Simon, 1900d: 47 (Dm) Original description

Hypaeus ignicomus Simon, 1901a: 419, f. 464 (m)

Hypaeus ignicomus Galiano, 1963a: 370, pl. XXIII, f. 4-7 (m)

Hypaeus luridomaculatus Simon, 1900 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:034073

Hypaeus luridomaculatus Simon, 1900d: 48 (Dm) Original description

Hypaeus luridomaculatus Galiano, 1963a: 372, pl. XXIII, f. 12-15 (m)

Hypaeus miles Simon, 1900 | | Brazil, Guyana urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:034074

Hypaeus miles Simon, 1900d: 46 (Dm) Original description

Noegus nudus de Mello-Leitão, 1940c: 188, f. 29 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:055583]

Hypaeus miles Galiano, 1963a: 372, pl. XXIII, f. 16-19 (m)

Hypaeus miles Galiano, 1968c: 325 (S of Noegus nudus)

Hypaeus miles Carvalho & Gasnier, 2019: CB35, f. 155-156 (f)

Hypaeus mystacalis (Taczanowski, 1878) | | Ecuador, Peru urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:034075

Amycus mystacalis Taczanowski, 1878a: 358 (Dmf) Original description

Hypaeus mystacalis Galiano, 1968c: 326, f. 76-79 (mf, T from Amycus)

Hypaeus mystacalis Prószyński, 2017b: 61, f. 27L (mf)

Hypaeus niger (Mello-Leitão, 1930) | | Guyana, Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:055582

Dasyophrys nigra Mello-Leitão, 1930b: 73, f. 47 (Dm) Original description

Maenola lunata de Mello-Leitão, 1940c: 186, f. 23-24 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:034376]

Hypaeus niger Borges & Ruiz, 2026: 9, f. 34-43, 46-47, 117-118, 120, 131-132, 142, 148 (mf, removed from S of Hypaeus frontosus [rejecting Galiano, 1968c: 324], S of Maenola lunata)

Hypaeus nigrocomosus Simon, 1900 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:034076

Hypaeus nigrocomosus Simon, 1900d: 49 (Dm) Original description

Hypaeus nigrocomosus Simon, 1901a: 419, f. 467 (m)

Hypaeus nigrocomosus Galiano, 1963a: 373, pl. XXIV, f. 4-6 (m)

Hypaeus olympeae Courtial & Picard, 2023 | | French Guiana urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058692

Hypaeus olympeae Courtial & Picard, in Courtial et al., 2023: 441, f. 1-18 (Dmf) Original description

Hypaeus pauciaculeis (Caporiacco, 1947) | | Guyana urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032329

Asaracus pauciaculeis Caporiacco, 1947a: 32 (Df) Original description

Asaracus pauciaculeis Caporiacco, 1948a: 714, f. 144 (f)

Mago pauciaculeis Ruiz & Brescovit, 2008c: 488, f. 4-6 (f, T from Asaracus)

Hypaeus pauciaculeis Araújo & Ruiz, 2015: 37 (T from Mago)

Hypaeus petrusewiczi (Caporiacco, 1947) | | Ecuador, Guyana, Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:042106

Agelista petrusewiczi Caporiacco, 1947a: 31 (Df) Original description

Agelista petrusewiczi Galiano, 1963d: 32 (species inquirenda)

Noegus petrusewiczi Ruiz & Brescovit, 2008c: 489, f. 7-8 (f, T from Agelista)

Hypaeus petrusewiczi Borges & Ruiz, 2026: 23, f. 1-4, 74-80, 83-84, 93-94, 125-126, 137-138, 145, 151 (Dm, f, T from Noegus)

Hypaeus porcatus (Taczanowski, 1871) | | French Guiana, Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:034077

Attus porcatus Taczanowski, 1871: 53, pl. 4, f. 5 (Dm) Original description

Hypaeus porcatus Galiano, 1968c: 328, f. 80-85 (m)

Hypaeus porcatus Borges & Ruiz, 2026: 8, f. 27-33, 44-45, 115-116, 119, 129-130, 141, 147 (m, Df)

Hypaeus poseidon Araújo & Ruiz, 2015 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:047732

Hypaeus poseidon Araújo & Ruiz, 2015: 33, f. 24-35, 38 (Dmf) Original description

Hypaeus proszynskii Martínez & Galvis, 2017 | | Colombia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:049422

Hypaeus proszynskii Martínez & Galvis, 2017a: 194, f. 3-4, 6, 12-16 (Dmf) Original description

Hypaeus quadrinotatus Simon, 1900 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:034078

Hypaeus quadrinotatus Simon, 1900d: 44 (Dm) Original description

Hypaeus quadrinotatus Simon, 1901a: 419, f. 465-466 (m)

Hypaeus quadrinotatus Galiano, 1963a: 374, pl. XXIV, f. 7-10 (m)

Hypaeus taczanowskii (Mello-Leitão, 1948) | | French Guiana, Guyana, Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:034079 TYPE SPECIES

Hypaeus porcatus Simon, 1900d: 45 (misidentified per Galiano, 1966c: 330)

Hypaeus porcatus Crane, 1943: 132, f. 2N-Q (m; misidentified per Galiano, 1966c: 330)

Acragas taczanowskii Mello-Leitão, 1948: 187, f. 27 (Dm) Original description

Hypaeus porcatus Caporiacco, 1948a: 698, f. 120 (m; misidentified per Galiano, 1966c: 330)

Mago budoninus Caporiacco, 1954: 158, f. 53, 53a-d (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:055581]

Hypaeus taczanowskii Galiano, 1968c: 330, f. 64-69 (mf, T from Acragas, S of Mago budoninus)

Hypaeus taczanowskii Araújo & Ruiz, 2015: 28, f. 1-11 (mf)

Hypaeus tapajonicus Borges & Ruiz, 2026 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:067084

Hypaeus tapajonicus Borges & Ruiz, 2026: 26, f. 17-26, 95-114, 127-128, 139-140, 146, 152 (Dmf) Original description

Hypaeus terraemediae Araújo & Ruiz, 2015 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:047734

Hypaeus terraemediae Araújo & Ruiz, 2015: 40, f. 51-61, 64 (Dmf) Original description

Hypaeus tridactylus Araújo & Ruiz, 2015 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:047731

Hypaeus tridactylus Araújo & Ruiz, 2015: 31, f. 12-23, 36-37 (Dmf) Original description

Hypaeus triplagiatus Simon, 1900 | | Brazil, Peru urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:034080

Hypaeus triplagiatus Simon, 1900d: 43 (Dm) Original description

Hypaeus vividus Simon, 1900d: 42 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:055584]

Hypaeus triplagiatus Galiano, 1963a: 375, pl. XXII, f. 7-8 (m, S of Hypaeus vividus)

Hypaeus varzea Martínez & Galvis, 2017 | | Colombia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:049423

Hypaeus varzea Martínez & Galvis, 2017a: 197, f. 17-22 (Dm) Original description

Hypaeus venezuelanus Simon, 1900 | | Venezuela urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:034081

Hypaeus venezuelanus Simon, 1900d: 42 (Dm) Original description

Hypaeus venezuelanus Simon, 1901a: 415, f. 462-463 (m)

Hypaeus venezuelans Galiano, 1963a: 375, pl. XXIV, f. 1-3 (m)