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:

Amerotritte Mello-Leitão, 1944 = Zygoballus G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1885 (Galiano, 1980b: 34)

Gen. Zygoballus G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1885 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:03314

N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Amerotritte Mello-Leitão, 1944b: 375 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05486] (type A. lineata Mello-Leitão, 1944) by Galiano, 1980b: 34; not a senior synonym of Messua G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1896 (Maddison, 1996: 233).

Transferred to other genera:

Zygoballus citri Sadana, 1991 -- see Rhene

Zygoballus desidiosus (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1896) -- see Messua

Zygoballus narmadaensis Tikader, 1975 -- see Bianor

Zygoballus pashanensis Tikader, 1975 -- see Bianor

Zygoballus quaternus (Walckenaer, 1837) -- see Sassacus

In synonymy:

Zygoballus bettini G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1888 = Zygoballus rufipes G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1885 (Edwards, 1980: 12)

Zygoballus mundus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896, T from Rhene) = Zygoballus rufipes G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1885 (Simon, 1903a: 865)

Zygoballus strenuus Peckham & Peckham, 1896 = Zygoballus rufipes G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1885 (Simon, 1903a: 865)

Zygoballus terrestris Emerton, 1891 = Zygoballus nervosus G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1888 (Peckham & Peckham, 1909: 580)

Homonym replaced:

Zygoballus sexpunctatus (Mello-Leitão, 1945) -- see Zygoballus melloleitaoi Galiano, 1980

Zygoballus amrishi Makhan, 2005 | | Suriname urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:042338

Zygoballus amrishi Makhan, 2005: 11, f. 2, 5, 8 (Dm) Original description

Zygoballus aschnae Makhan, 2005 | | Suriname urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:042339

Zygoballus aschnae Makhan, 2005: 11, f. 3, 6, 9 (Dm) Original description

Zygoballus chekokue Rubio, Baigorria & Stolar, 2023 | | Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057439

Zygoballus chekokue Rubio, Baigorria & Stolar, 2023: 13, f. 50-61 (Dmf) Original description

Zygoballus concolor Bryant, 1940 | | Cuba urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036909

Zygoballus concolor Bryant, 1940: 480, pl. 20, f. 265, pl. 21, f. 272-273 (Dmf) Original description

Zygoballus electus Chickering, 1946 | | Panama urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036910

Zygoballus electus Chickering, 1946: 405, f. 363-367 (Dmf) Original description

Zygoballus gracilipes Crane, 1945 | | Guyana urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036911

Zygoballus gracilipes Crane, 1945: 36, f. 3A-E (Dm) Original description

Zygoballus incertus (Banks, 1929) | | Panama urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036912

Atelurius incertus Banks, 1929: 71, pl. 4, f. 61 (Df) Original description

Atelurius incertus Chickering, 1946: 253, f. 214-218 (f, Dm)

Zygoballus incertus Galiano, 1988a: 290, f. 18 (Tf from Atelurius; m described by Chickering, 1946 is near Sassacus)

Zygoballus incertus Maddison, 1996: 330, f. 26, 39, 57 (m)

Zygoballus incertus Prószyński, 2017b: 94, f. 42Y (mf)

Zygoballus iridescens Banks, 1895 | | USA urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036913

Zygoballus iridescens Banks, 1895e: 102 (Df) Original description

Zygoballus lineatus (Mello-Leitão, 1944) | j | Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036914

Amerotritte lineata Mello-Leitão, 1944b: 375 (Df; j per Galiano, 1980b) Original description

Zygoballus lineatus Galiano, 1980b: 33 (T from Amerotritte, species inquirenda)

Zygoballus maculatipes Petrunkevitch, 1925 | | Panama urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036915

Zygoballus maculatipes Petrunkevitch, 1925a: 226, f. 139 (Df) Original description

Zygoballus maculatus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 | | Guatemala urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036916

Zygoballus maculatus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901a: 292, pl. 28, f. 7 (Df) Original description

Zygoballus melloleitaoi Galiano, 1980 | | Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036917

Gastromicans sexpunctata Mello-Leitão, 1945b: 284, f. 73 (Df; preoccupied by Hentz, 1845, see Zygoballus sexpunctatus) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:054560]

Zygoballus melloleitaoi Galiano, 1980b: 38 (T from Gastromicans, replacement name) Original description

Zygoballus minutus G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1896 | | Guatemala urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036918

Zygoballus minutus Peckham & Peckham, 1896: 90, pl. 7, f. 3 (Dmf) Original description

Zygoballus minutus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901a: 292, pl. 28, f. 5-6 (mf)

Zygoballus nervosus (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1888) | | USA urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036920

Eris nervosus Peckham & Peckham, 1888: 56, pl. 1, f. 39, pl. 3, f. 39 (Df) Original description

Zygoballus terrestris Emerton, 1891: 231, pl. 17, f. 5 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:054562]

Zygoballus terrestris Peckham & Peckham, 1895: 172, pl. 16, f. 5 (f)

Eris nervosus Emerton, 1909: 227

Zygoballus nervosus Peckham & Peckham, 1909: 580, pl. 50, f. 8, pl. 51, f. 12 (mf, T from Eris, S of Zygoballus terrestris)

Zygoballus nervosus Petrunkevitch, 1911: 719

Zygoballus nervosus Chickering, 1944: 220, f. 160-164 (mf)

Zygoballus nervosus Kaston, 1948: 497, f. 1863-1864, 1876-1877 (mf)

Zygoballus nervosus Oehler, 1980: 13, f. 137-140 (mf)

Zygoballus nervosus Breene et al., 1993: 69, f. 53A-C (mf)

Zygoballus nervosus Paquin & Dupérré, 2003: 203, f. 2279-2281 (mf)

Zygoballus optatus Chickering, 1946 | | Panama urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036921

Zygoballus optatus Chickering, 1946: 410, f. 368-373 (Dmf) Original description

Zygoballus remotus G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1896 | | Guatemala urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036924

Zygoballus remotus Peckham & Peckham, 1896: 89, pl. 7, f. 2 (Dm) Original description

Zygoballus remotus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901a: 291, pl. 28, f. 2 (m)

Zygoballus rishwani Makhan, 2005 | | Suriname urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:042337

Zygoballus rishwani Makhan, 2005: 10, f. 1, 4, 7 (Dm) Original description

Zygoballus rufipes G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1885 | | USA to Costa Rica urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036925

Zygoballus rufipes Peckham & Peckham, 1885b: 82, pl. 2, f. 12 (Dm) Original description

Zygoballus bettini Peckham & Peckham, 1888: 89, pl. 1, f. 68, pl. 6, f. 68 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:054561]

Zygoballus bettini Emerton, 1891: 230, pl. 17, f. 4 (mf)

Zygoballus bettini Peckham & Peckham, 1895: 172, pl. 16, f. 4 (f)

Zygoballus strenuus Peckham & Peckham, 1896: 92, pl. 7, f. 4 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:054563]

Rhane munda O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896a: 162, pl. 19, f. 17 (Df, lapsus) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:054564]

Zygoballus rufipes F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901a: 291, pl. 27, f. 16, pl. 28, f. 1 (mf)

Zygoballus bettini Emerton, 1902: 48, f. 132 (mf)

Zygoballus rufipes Simon, 1903a: 865 (S of Rhene munda and Zygoballus strenuus)

Zygoballus bettini Peckham & Peckham, 1909: 579, pl. 50, f. 7, pl. 51, f. 10 (mf)

Zygoballus rufipes Peckham & Peckham, 1909: 581 (Df)

Zygoballus bettini Comstock, 1912: 697, f. 765-767

Zygoballus bettini Comstock, 1940: 705, f. 767 (f)

Zygoballus bettini Chickering, 1944: 218, f. 155-159 (mf)

Zygoballus bettini Kaston, 1948: 496, f. 1861-1862, 1874-1875 (mf)

Eris bettini Prószyński, 1976: 149, f. 70, 78 (mf, T from Zygoballus, rejected)

Zygoballus rufipes Edwards, 1980: 12 (S of Zygoballus bettini)

Zygoballus bettini Oehler, 1980: 13, f. 133-136 (mf)

Zygoballus rufipes Breene et al., 1993: 68, f. 51A-B, 52A-C (mf)

Zygoballus rufipes Maddison, 1996: 330, f. 25, 38, 51 (m)

Zygoballus sexpunctatus (Hentz, 1845) | | USA urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036926

Attus sexpunctatus Hentz, 1845: 202, pl. 17, f. 14 (Dm) Original description

Zygoballus sexpunctatus Peckham & Peckham, 1888: 89, pl. 1, f. 67, pl. 6, f. 67 (m)

Zygoballus sexpunctatus Simon, 1903a: 863, f. 1017-1022 (m)

Zygoballus sexpunctatus Peckham & Peckham, 1909: 583, pl. 51, f. 11 (m, Df)

Zygoballus sexpunctatus Comstock, 1940: 706, f. 769 (f)

Zygoballus suavis G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1895 | | Jamaica urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036927

Zygoballus suavis Peckham & Peckham, 1895: 173, pl. 16, f. 6 (Dmf) Original description

Zygoballus tibialis F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 | | Guatemala to Panama urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036928

Zygoballus tibialis F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901a: 292, pl. 28, f. 3-4 (Dmf) Original description