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.

Gen. Macaroeris Wunderlich, 1992 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:03041

type Aranea nidicolens Walckenaer, 1802; gender feminine

In synonymy:

Macaroeris canariensis (Schmidt, 1977, T from Dendryphantes) = Macaroeris moebii (Bösenberg, 1895) (Wunderlich, 1992a: 519)

Macaroeris castanea (Simon, 1868) = Macaroeris nidicolens (Walckenaer, 1802) (Simon, 1871a: 140, sub Attus)

Macaroeris desertensis Wunderlich, 1992 = Macaroeris granti (Warburton, 1892) (Logunov & Schäfer, 2025: 385)

Macaroeris luridata (Simon, 1868, T from Euophrys) = Macaroeris nidicolens (Walckenaer, 1802) (Hansen, 1986: 101, sub Eris)

Macaroeris musae (Schmidt, 1956) = Macaroeris granti (Warburton, 1892) (Logunov & Schäfer, 2025: 385)

Macaroeris nardoi (Canestrini & Pavesi, 1868, T from Marpissa) = Macaroeris nidicolens (Walckenaer, 1802) (Simon, 1876a: 41, sub Dendryphantes)

Macaroeris nebulosa (C. L. Koch, 1846) = Macaroeris nidicolens (Walckenaer, 1802) (Simon, 1864: 503, sub Dendryphantes)

Macaroeris nidicolioides (Kolosváry, 1934, T from Dendryphantes) = Macaroeris nidicolens (Walckenaer, 1802) (Wunderlich, 1992a: 519)

Macaroeris nitelina (Simon, 1868) = Macaroeris nidicolens (Walckenaer, 1802) (Simon, 1937: 1263, sub Dendryphantes)

Macaroeris ornata (Thorell, 1875, T from Marpissa) = Macaroeris diligens (Blackwall, 1867) (Kulczyński, 1899: 117, sub Dendryphantes)

Macaroeris palmensis (Schmidt, 1982, T from Dendryphantes) = Macaroeris moebii (Bösenberg, 1895) (Wunderlich, 1992a: 519)

Macaroeris phrygiana (Canestrini & Pavesi, 1868) = Macaroeris nidicolens (Walckenaer, 1802) (Simon, 1871a: 141, sub Attus)

Macaroeris vigilans (Blackwall, 1867, T from Salticus) = Macaroeris diligens (Blackwall, 1867) (Simon, 1901a: 625, sub Dendryphantes)

Macaroeris albosignata Schmidt & Krause, 1996 | | Canary Is. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:034364

Macaroeris albosignatus Schmidt & Krause, 1996: 269, f. 10 (Dmf) Original description

Macaroeris albosignata Logunov & Schäfer, 2025: 369, f. 19-58 (mf)

Macaroeris asiatica Logunov & Rakov, 1998 | | Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:034365

Macaroeris asiaticus Logunov & Rakov, 1998: 124, f. 12-14 (Df) Original description

Macaroeris asiatica Logunov & Schäfer, 2025: 374, f. 63-68 (f)

Macaroeris cata (Blackwall, 1867) | | Azores, Madeira urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:034366

Salticus catus Blackwall, 1867b: 206 (Dj) Original description

Dendryphantes catus Kulczyński, 1899: 445, pl. 9, f. 136-138, 142-143, 147 (Dmf)

Dendryphantes curtus Simon, 1901a: 625 (lapsus)

Dendryphantes catus Kulczyński, 1911a: 71, pl. 2, f. 95 (f)

Dendryphantes catus Denis, 1962a: 52, f. 45 (f)

Macaroeris catus Wunderlich, 1992a: 516, f. 830-833 (mf, T from Dendryphantes)

Dendryphantes catus Fuhn & Gherasim, 1995: 76, f. 29A-C (f)

Macaroeris cata Logunov & Schäfer, 2025: 374, f. 69-107 (mf)

Macaroeris diligens (Blackwall, 1867) | | Madeira. Introduced to Azores urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:034368

Salticus diligens Blackwall, 1867b: 204 (Dm) Original description

Salticus vigilans Blackwall, 1867b: 207 (Dj) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:063968]

Marpessa ornata Thorell, 1875c: 181 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052809]

Marpissa ornata Warburton, 1892: 218, pl. 14, f. 4-6 (f)

Dendryphantes diligens Kulczyński, 1899: 436, pl. 9, f. 128, 132, 134-135, 140-141, 144-145 (mf, T from Salticus, S of Marpissa ornata)

Dendryphantes diligens Simon, 1901a: 625 (S of Salticus vigilans)

Dendryphantes diligens Denis, 1962a: 53, f. 41-42, 48 (mf, removed from S of Dendryphantes nidicolens, rejecting Simon, 1937: 1263)

Macaroeris diligens Wunderlich, 1992a: 517, f. 838-841 (mf, T from Dendryphantes)

Macaroeris diligens Logunov & Schäfer, 2025: 379, f. 111-141 (mf)

Macaroeris flavicomis (Simon, 1885) | | Spain to Azerbaijan and Israel urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:034369

Dendryphantes flavicomis Simon, 1885c: 308 (Df) Original description

Dendryphantes flavicomis Fage, 1921a: 231, f. 8B

Macaroeris flavicomis Metzner, 1999: 42, f. 9a-c (f, T from Dendryphantes)

Macaroeris flavicomis Logunov & Schäfer, 2025: 382, f. 142-145, 150-152, 160-163, 166, 170 (Dm, f)

Macaroeris granti (Warburton, 1892) | | Madeira, Canary Is. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058178

Marpissa grantii Warburton, 1892: 217, pl. 14, f. 2-3 (Df) Original description

Dendryphantes musae Schmidt, 1956e: 152, f. 9-10 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058181]

Dendryphantes granti Denis, 1962a: 52, f. 47 (f)

Macaroeris desertensis Wunderlich, 1992a: 516, f. 834-837 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:034367]

Macaroeris granti Logunov & Schäfer, 2025: 385, f. 191-247 (mf, removed from S of Macaroeris nidicolens [rejecting Wunderlich, 1992a: 519], S of M. desertensis and M. musae [removed from S of M. nidicolens, rejecting Wunderlich, 1992a: 519])

Macaroeris huberi (Schmidt, 1981) | | Canary Is., Morocco, Algeria, Spain urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058179

Dendryphantes huberi Schmidt, 1981: 102, f. 6-7 (Df) Original description

Macaroeris huberi Logunov & Schäfer, 2025: 391, f. 256-291 (Dm, f, removed from S of Macaroeris nidicolens [rejecting Wunderlich, 1992a: 519])

Macaroeris litoralis Wunderlich, 1992 | | Canary Is. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:034370

Macaroeris litoralis Wunderlich, 1992a: 518, f. 842-844 (Dmf) Original description

Macaroeris litoralis Logunov & Schäfer, 2025: 397, f. 300-319 (mf)

Macaroeris moebii (Bösenberg, 1895) | | Canary Is. Introduced to Savage Is. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:034371

Dendryphantes moebii Bösenberg, 1895: 10, f. 12 (Dmf; most probably dedicated to Karl Möbius) Original description

Dendryphantes canariensis Schmidt, 1977: 66, f. 15 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058177]

Dendryphantes moebii Schmidt, 1977: 67, f. 16 (f)

Dendryphantes palmensis Schmidt, 1982: 408, f. 14 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058183]

Dendryphantes canariensis Peng, 1992a: 83, f. 1-4 (f; misidentified per Logunov, 2021e: 1044, belongs probably to Rhenefictus)

Macaroeris moebi Wunderlich, 1992a: 519, f. 845-847 (mf, T from Dendryphantes, S of Dendryphantes canariensis and D. palmensis)

Dendryphantes canariensis Peng et al., 1993: 43, f. 104-107 (f; misidentified per Logunov, 2021e: 1044, belongs probably to Rhenefictus)

Rhene canariensis Peng, Xie & Kim, 1994: 33, f. 10-13 (f, T from Dendryphantes; presumably misidentified per Prószyński 2016)

Macaroeris moebi Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 533, f. 303A-B (f; misidentified per Logunov, 2021e: 1044, belongs probably to Rhenefictus)

Macaroeris moebi Yin et al., 2012: 1390, f. 755a-d (f; misidentified per Logunov, 2021e: 1044, belongs probably to Rhenefictus)

Macaroeris moebi Peng, 2020: 209, f. 143a-d (f; misidentified per Logunov, 2021e: 1044, belongs probably to Rhenefictus)

Macaroeris moebi Logunov & Schäfer, 2025: 400, f. 324-329, 331-350 (mf)

Macaroeris nidicolens (Walckenaer, 1802) | | Europe, North Africa to Turkey, Caucasus, Turkmenistan, Iran. Introduced to Sri Lanka urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:034372 TYPE SPECIES

Aranea nidicolens Walckenaer, 1802: 246 (Dmf) Original description

Attus nidicolens Walckenaer, 1826: 50, pl. 5, f. 14 (mf)

Dendryphantes nebulosus C. L. Koch, 1846: 89, f. 1151 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:063965]

Dendryphantes nidicolens Simon, 1864: 503 (S of Dendryphantes nebulosus)

Marpissa nardoi Canestrini & Pavesi, 1868: 868 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:063966]

Attus castaneus Simon, 1868b: 31, pl. 5, f. 8 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:063969]

Attus phrygianus Simon, 1868b: 32 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:063967]

Attus nitelinus Simon, 1868b: 33 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:063970]

Attus luridatus Simon, 1868b: 600 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058180]

Attus nidicolens Simon, 1871a: 141 (S of Attus phrygianus)

Attus nitelinus Simon, 1871a: 140 (S of Attus castaneus)

Attus nitelinus Canestrini, 1876: 213, pl. 8, f. 3 (Dm)

Dendryphantes nidicolens Simon, 1876a: 41 (T from Attus)

Euophrys luridata Simon, 1876a: 197

Dendryphantes nidicolens Becker, 1882b: 22, pl. 4, f. 10 (mf)

Dendryphantes grantii Kulczyński, 1899: 451, pl. 9, f. 127, 139, 146 (f)

Dendryphantes nitelinus Kulczyński, 1911a: 71, pl. 2, f. 92 (f)

Dendryphantes nidicolioides Kolosváry, 1934b: 16, f. 17 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058182]

Dendryphantes nidicolens Simon, 1937: 1214, 1263, f. 1941-1942 (mf, S of Dendryphantes diligens [revalidated by Denis, 1962a: 53] and D. nitelinus)

Dendryphantes nidicolens Denis, 1962a: 54, f. 43-44, 46 (mf)

Dendryphantes nidicolens Fuhn & Oltean, 1969: 169, pl. I, f. 6 (m)

Dendryphantes nidicolens Miller, 1971: 147, pl. XXII, f. 24-25 (mf)

Eris nidicolens Prószyński, 1976: 150, f. 74, 75, 336-341 (mf, T from Dendryphantes)

Eris nidicolens Flanczewska, 1981: 192, f. 7-8 (f)

Eris nidicolens Hansen, 1986: 101 (S of Euophrys luridata)

Eris nidicolens Heimer & Nentwig, 1991: 498, f. 1328 (mf)

Macaroeris nidicolens Wunderlich, 1992a: 519, f. 848-852 (mf, T from Eris, S of Dendryphantes granti [revalidated by Logunov & Schäfer, 2025: 385, see Macaroeris granti], D. huberi [revalidated by Logunov & Schäfer, 2025: 391, see M. huberi], D. musae [rejected by Logunov & Schäfer, 2025: 385, see M. granti] and D. nidicolioides)

Eris nidicolens Roberts, 1995: 191, f. (mf)

Dendryphantes nidicolens Fuhn & Gherasim, 1995: 78, f. 8B, 31A-G (mf)

Eris nidicolens Maddison, 1996: 332, f. 61 (m)

Eris nidicolens Pesarini, 1997: 259, f. 5 (m)

Eris nidicolens Roberts, 1998: 204, f. (mf)

Macaroeris nidicolens Metzner, 1999: 43, f. 9d-e, 10a-l (mf)

Macaroeris nidicolens Prószyński, 2003: 86, f. 330-337 (mf)

Macaroeris nidicolens Merrett & Milner, 2004: 63, f. 1-5 (mf)

Macaroeris nidicolens Trotta, 2005: 172, f. 403-405 (mf)

Macaroeris nidicolens Wunderlich, 2008f: 715, f. 31-32 (mf)

Macaroeris nidicolens Crespo et al., 2009a: 472, f. 7 (f)

Macaroeris nidicolens Kanesharatnam & Benjamin, 2016: 19, f. 10A-E (m)

Macaroeris nidicolens Prószyński, 2017b: 97, f. 43L, 44G (mf)

Macaroeris nidicolens Breitling, 2020: 356, f. 32B (f)

Macaroeris nidicolens Szymański et al., 2024: 71, f. 17-18 (m)

Macaroeris nidicolens Logunov & Schäfer, 2025: 404, f. 1-17, 146-149, 153-159, 164-165, 167-169, 171-190 (mf)