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:

Chloridusa Simon, 1902 = Sidusa G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1895 (Zhang & Maddison, 2015: 19)

Gen. Sidusa G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1895 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:03223

N.B.: considered a senior synonym, of Chloridusa Simon, 1902: 388, type Chloridusa viridiaurea Simon, 1902 [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidergen:02889], Cobanus and Wallaba by Zhang & Maddison, 2015: 19; Cobanus and Wallaba revalidated by Prószyński, 2017b: 77.

Transferred to other genera:

Sidusa albida F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 -- see Mexigonus

Sidusa arizonensis Banks, 1904 -- see Mexigonus

Sidusa bifurcata (Chickering, 1946) -- see Cobanus

Sidusa borealis Banks, 1904 -- see Hasarius

Sidusa cambridgei (Chickering, 1946) -- see Cobanus

Sidusa electa (Chickering, 1946) -- see Cobanus

Sidusa extensa (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1896) -- see Cobanus

Sidusa fulvoguttata F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 -- see Corythalia

Sidusa lutea F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 -- see Corythalia

Sidusa mandibularis (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1896) -- see Cobanus

Sidusa metallica (Mello-Leitão, 1940) -- see Wallaba

Sidusa mona Bryant, 1947 -- see Tomis

Sidusa pavida Bryant, 1942 -- see Tomis

Sidusa recondita G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1896 -- see Chapoda

Sidusa subfuscus (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1900) -- see Cobanus

Sidusa tulineba Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936 -- see Corythalia

Sidusa unicolor (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1900) -- see Cobanus

Sidusa variegata Caporiacco, 1955 -- see Simonurius

Sidusa albopalpis (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1901) | | Jamaica urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036783

Cybele albopalpis Peckham & Peckham, 1901b: 9, pl. 2, f. 3 (Dm) Original description

Compsodecta albipalpis Simon, 1903a: 677

Wallaba albopalpis Bryant, 1950a: 205 (T from Compsodecta)

Sidusa albopalpis Zhang & Maddison, 2015: 19 (T from Wallaba)

Sidusa angulitarsis Simon, 1902 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036135

Sidusa angulitarsis Simon, 1902d: 388 (Dm) Original description

Sidusa angulitarsis Galiano, 1963a: 447, pl. XXXVIII, f. 6-7 (m)

Sidusa angulitarsis Prószyński, 2017b: 86, f. 38N (m)

Sidusa anguilitarsis Carvalho & Gasnier, 2019: CB38, f. 173-176 (mf, lapsus)

Sidusa beebei (Petrunkevitch, 1914) | | Borneo urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032764

Cobanus beebei Petrunkevitch, 1914a: 173, pl. 26, f. 14-18 (Dm) Original description

Sidusa beebei Zhang & Maddison, 2015: 19 (T from Cobanus)

Sidusa carinata Kraus, 1955 | | El Salvador urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036136

Sidusa carinata Kraus, 1955b: 59, f. 183-185 (Dm) Original description

Sidusa dominicana Petrunkevitch, 1914 | | Dominican Rep. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036137

Sidusa dominicana Petrunkevitch, 1914b: 329, pl. 12, f. 4-5 (Df) Original description

Sidusa erythrocras (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936) | | Panama urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032769

Cobanus erythrocras Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936a: 26, pl. 6, f. 43-44 (Dm) Original description

Sidusa erythrocras Zhang & Maddison, 2015: 19 (T from Cobanus)

Sidusa femoralis Banks, 1909 | | Costa Rica urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036138

Sidusa femoralis Banks, 1909a: 222, pl. 5, f. 1, 6 (Dm) Original description

Sidusa flavens (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1896) | | Panama urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032771

Helorus flavens Peckham & Peckham, 1896: 31, pl. 2, f. 3 (Dm) Original description

Cobanus flavens F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1900: 190, pl. 14, f. 1-2 (m, Df)

Sidusa flavens Zhang & Maddison, 2015: 19 (T from Cobanus)

Sidusa gratiosa G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1895 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036139

Sidusa gratiosa Peckham & Peckham, 1895: 175, pl. 16, f. 10 (Dmf) Original description

Sidusa gratiosa Simon, 1903a: 803, f. 947 (m)

Sidusa gratiosa Prószyński, 1976: 154, f. 212 (f)

Sidusa cf. gratiosa Cala-Riquelme, Bustamante & Salgado, 2022: 48, f. 2A-D, 3A-D, 13A (mf)

Sidusa guianensis (Caporiacco, 1947) | | Guyana urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:034211

Lapsias guianensis Caporiacco, 1947a: 30 (Dm) Original description

Lapsius guianensis Caporiacco, 1948a: 701, f. 126 (m)

Cobanus guianensis Ruiz & Brescovit, 2008c: 490, f. 18-19 (m, T from Lapsias)

Sidusa guianensis Zhang & Maddison, 2015: 19 (T from Cobanus)

Sidusa inconspicua Bryant, 1940 | | Cuba urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036140

Sidusa inconspicua Bryant, 1940: 460, pl. 18, f. 250 (Df) Original description

Sidusa incurva (Chickering, 1946) | | Panama urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032772

Cobanus incurvus Chickering, 1946: 375, f. 331-332 (Df) Original description

Sidusa incurva Zhang & Maddison, 2015: 19 (T from Cobanus)

Sidusa marmorea F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 | | Costa Rica, Panama urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036141

Sidusa marmorea F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901a: 211, pl. 15, f. 10 (Df) Original description

Sidusa nigrina F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 | | Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036143

Sidusa nigrina F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901a: 213, pl. 16, f. 8 (Df) Original description

Sidusa obscura (Chickering, 1946) | | Panama urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032774

Cobanus obscurus Chickering, 1946: 377, f. 333-334 (Df) Original description

Sidusa obscura Zhang & Maddison, 2015: 19 (T from Cobanus)

Sidusa olivacea F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 | | Guatemala urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036144

Sidusa olivacea F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901a: 211, pl. 15, f. 11 (Df) Original description

Sidusa pallida F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 | | Guatemala urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036145

Sidusa pallida F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901a: 211, pl. 15, f. 12 (Df) Original description

Sidusa perdita (Banks, 1898) | | Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032775

Helorus perditus Banks, 1898b: 283, pl. 17, f. 19 (Dmf) Original description

Cobanus perditus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1900: 191

Sidusa perdita Zhang & Maddison, 2015: 19 (T from Cobanus)

Sidusa scintillans (Crane, 1943) | | Venezuela urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032776

Cobanus scintillans Crane, 1943: 131, f. 2G-M (Dmf) Original description

Sidusa scintillans Zhang & Maddison, 2015: 19 (T from Cobanus)

Sidusa seclusa (Chickering, 1946) | | Panama urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032777

Cobanus seclusus Chickering, 1946: 380, f. 335-336 (Df) Original description

Sidusa seclusa Zhang & Maddison, 2015: 19 (T from Cobanus)

Sidusa stoneri Bryant, 1923 | | Antigua and Barbuda (Antigua) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036148

Sidusa stoneri Bryant, 1923: 16, pl. 2, f. 3-5 (Dmf) Original description

Sidusa subfusca (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1900) | | Costa Rica, Panama urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032778

Cobanus subfuscus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1900: 191, pl. 14, f. 4 (Dm) Original description

Cobanus subfuscus Petrunkevitch, 1925a: 201, f. 120-121 (m)

Sidusa subfusca Zhang & Maddison, 2015: 19 (T from Cobanus)

Sidusa tarsalis Banks, 1909 | | Costa Rica urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036149

Sidusa tarsalis Banks, 1909a: 221, pl. 6, f. 17 (Df) Original description

Sidusa turquinensis Bryant, 1940 | | Cuba urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036150

Sidusa turquinensis Bryant, 1940: 461, pl. 18, f. 240, 248 (Dmf) Original description

Sidusa unica Kraus, 1955 | | El Salvador urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036151

Sidusa unica Kraus, 1955b: 60, f. 170-171 (Df) Original description

Sidusa viridiaurea (Simon, 1902) | | Peru, Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:032748

Chloridusa viridiaurea Simon, 1902d: 388 (Dm) Original description

Chloridusa viridiaurea Galiano, 1963a: 326, pl. XV, f. 1-3 (m, Df)

Chloridusa viridiaurea Prószyński, 1976: 154, f. 211 (m)

Sidusa viridiaurea Zhang & Maddison, 2015: 19 (T from Chloridusa)

Chloridusa viridiaurea Prószyński, 2017b: 83, f. 36L (mf) [T from Sidusa, but Chloridusa not revalidated]

Sidusa viridiaurea Carvalho & Gasnier, 2019: CB30, f. 125-128 (mf)

Sidusa viridiaurea Cala-Riquelme, Bustamante & Salgado, 2022: 68, f. 22 (f)