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Genus: Saitis Simon, 1876 | Family: Salticidae Blackwall, 1841

Saitis cupidon (Simon, 1885)

SPECIES | ACCEPTED

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:035961

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Described:

Distribution: New Caledonia

External Resources*: Jumping Spiders of the World Metzner (2026) | Salticidae Database Prószyński (2025) | GBIF

Type Repository Provide information

It is widely assumed that most of the type material from Simon can be found in the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle in Paris, France -

Taxonomic References

Habrocestum cupidon Simon, 1885b: 89 (Dmf) Original description

Saitis cupidon Simon, 1901a: 563

References

Simon, E. (1885b). Matériaux pour servir à la faune arachnologique de la Nouvelle Calédonie. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 29(C.R.): 87-92. -- Show included taxa

Simon, E. (1901a). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Deuxième édition, tome second. Roret, Paris, pp. 381-668. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.51973 [[last page with detailed publication dates of the single parts]] -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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Metzner, H. (2026). Jumping spiders (Arachnida: Araneae: Salticidae) of the world. Online at https://www.jumping-spiders.com.

Prószyński, J. (2025). Salticidae (Araneae) Genera of the World "a management tool for developing a new system of Salticidae" - a scrollable e-Textbook. Version December 20th, 2025, online at http://www.salticidae.pl.

GBIF.org (2026). GBIF Home Page (via GBIF API). Available from: https://www.gbif.org [8 January 2026]

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