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:

Klamathia G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1903 = Thyenula Simon, 1902 (Wesołowska, 2012b: 337)

Tularosa G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1903 = Thyenula Simon, 1902 (Wesołowska, 1993b: 33)

Gen. Thyenula Simon, 1902 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:03275

N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Tularosa G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1903: 245 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05863] by Wesolowska, 1993b: 33 (type T. ogdeni G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1903 = Thyenula aurantiaca (Simon, 1902)) and of Klamathia G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1903: 230 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:03015] (type K. flava G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1903 = Thyenula juvenca Simon, 1902) by Wesolowska, 2012b: 337 (after Prószyński, 1987: 61).

Transferred to other genera:

Thyenula laxa Zhang & Maddison, 2012 -- see Rumburak

Thyenula nelshoogte Zhang & Maddison, 2012 -- see Rumburak

Thyenula plumosa (Lessert, 1925) -- see Cembalea

In synonymy:

Thyenula flava (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1903, T from Klamathia) = Thyenula juvenca Simon, 1902 (Wesołowska, 2012b: 337)

Thyenula hortensis Wesołowska & Cumming, 2008 = Thyenula munda G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1903 (Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014: 58)

Thyenula ogdeni (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1903) = Thyenula aurantiaca Simon, 1902 (Clark, 1974: 17, sub Tularosa)

Thyenula alotama Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:046827

Thyenula alotama Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014: 47, f. 170-175 (Dmf) Original description

Thyenula ammonis Denis, 1947 | | Egypt urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036629

Thyenula ammonis Denis, 1947a: 81, pl. 6, f. 12-13 (Dm) Original description

Thyenula arcana (Wesołowska & Cumming, 2008) | | Zimbabwe urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:041656

Tularosa arcana Wesołowska & Cumming, 2008: 221, f. 188-190 (Df using synonymized generic name; misplaced in this genus, per Wesolowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014: 5) Original description

Thyenula armata Wesołowska, 2001 | | South Africa, Lesotho urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038297

Thyenula armata Wesołowska, 2001a: 261, f. 1-6, 10-11 (Dmf) Original description

Thyenula armata Wesołowska & Haddad, 2014: 259, f. 72, 98-99 (f)

Thyenula aurantiaca (Simon, 1902) | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036630

Hyllus aurantiacus Simon, 1902a: 392 (Dm) Original description

Tularosa ogdeni Peckham & Peckham, 1903: 246, pl. 28, f. 4 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:056452]

Tularosa aurantiacus Clark, 1974: 17 (T from Hyllus, S of Tularosa ogdeni)

Thyenula ogdeni Wesołowska, 1993b: 34, f. 1-10 (mf)

Thyenula aurantiaca Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014: 49, f. 176-183 (mf)

Thyenula cheliceroides Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:046828

Thyenula cheliceroides Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014: 50, f. 184-188 (Dm) Original description

Thyenula clarosignata Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:046829

Thyenula clarosignata Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014: 52, f. 189-194 (Dmf) Original description

Thyenula dentatidens Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:046830

Thyenula dentatidens Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014: 54, f. 195-199 (Dm) Original description

Thyenula fidelis Wesołowska & Haddad, 2009 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:042469

Thyenula fidelis Wesołowska & Haddad, 2009: 90, f. 196-199 (Dmf) Original description

Thyenula haddadi Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:046831

Thyenula haddadi Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014: 55, f. 200-206 (Dmf) Original description

Thyenula juvenca Simon, 1902 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036631

Thyenula juvenca Simon, 1902d: 41 (Dm) Original description

Klamathia flava Peckham & Peckham, 1903: 231, pl. 26, f. 4 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:034167]

Klamathia flava Prószyński, 1976: 152, f. 153 (m)

Klamathia flava Prószyński, 1984a: 71-72 (m)

Klamathia flava Prószyński, 1987: 61 (f)

Thyenula juvenca Prószyński, 1987: 101 (m, Df)

Thyenula juvenca Wesołowska, 2012b: 337, f. 45-49, 58 (mf, S of Klamathia flava)

Thyenula juvenca Prószyński, 2017b: 69, f. 32N (mf)

Thyenula leighi (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1903) | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:035969

Saitis leighii Peckham & Peckham, 1903: 197, pl. 21, f. 4 (Dm) Original description

Thyenula leighi Wesołowska, 2012b: 339, f. 50-55, 59-60 (Tm from Saitis, Df)

Saitis leighii Samir & Sherwan, 2013: 42, f. 4A-F (m; presumably misidentified)

Thyenula leighi Azarkina & Haddad, 2020: 18, f. 438 (m)

Thyenula magna Wesołowska & Haddad, 2009 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:042470

Thyenula magna Wesołowska & Haddad, 2009: 92, f. 200-202, 237 (Dm) Original description

Thyenula montana Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 | | Lesotho urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:046832

Thyenula montana Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014: 56, f. 207-210 (Dm) Original description

Thyenula munda (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1903) | | Zimbabwe urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:035974

Saitis mundus Peckham & Peckham, 1903: 198, pl. 21, f. 3 (Dm) Original description

Saitis mundus Prószyński, 1976: 153, f. 183 (m)

Thyenula hortensis Wesołowska & Cumming, 2008: 219, f. 181-187 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:041655]

Thyenula munda Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014: 58 (mf, T from Saitis, S of Thyenula hortensis)

Thyenula natalica (Simon, 1902) | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:033413

Evarcha natalica Simon, 1902a: 398 (Dm) Original description

Evarcha natalica Simon, 1903a: 697, f. 836 (m)

Evarcha natalica Lessert, 1925b: 354, f. 16 (m)

Thyenula natalica Azarkina & Foord, 2013: 179, f. 63-68 (m, T from Evarcha)

Thyenula oranjensis Wesołowska, 2001 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038298

Thyenula oranjensis Wesołowska, 2001a: 262a, f. 7-9, 12-14 (Dmf) Original description

Thyenula rufa Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:046833

Thyenula rufa Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014: 59, f. 211-221 (Dmf) Original description

Thyenula sempiterna Wesołowska, 2000 | | Zimbabwe, South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036632

Thyenula sempiterna Wesołowska, 2000a: 169, f. 74-76 (Df) Original description

Thyenula sempiterna Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014: 60, f. 222-224 (Dm)

Thyenula splendens Wesołowska & Haddad, 2018 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050750

Thyenula splendens Wesołowska & Haddad, 2018: 905, f. 41-42, 116, 138-143, 146-147, 150-154 (Dmf) Original description

Thyenula tenebrica Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:046834

Thyenula tenebrica Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014: 61, f. 225-228 (Df) Original description

Thyenula virgulata Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:046835

Thyenula virgulata Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014: 62, f. 229-232 (Dm) Original description

Thyenula vulnifica Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:046836

Thyenula vulnifica Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014: 66, f. 233-240 (Dmf) Original description

Thyenula wesolowskae Zhang & Maddison, 2012 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045608

Thyenula wesolowskae Zhang & Maddison, 2012d: 76, f. 95-101 (Dmf) Original description

Thyenula wesolowskae Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014: 68, f. 241-249 (mf)

Thyenula wesolowskae Zhang & Maddison, 2015: 84, f. 590-596 (mf)