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Genus: Stenodeza Simon, 1900 | Family: Salticidae Blackwall, 1841

Stenodeza fallax Mello-Leitão, 1917

SPECIES | ACCEPTED

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036345

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Described:

Distribution: Brazil

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

Type Repository Provide information

Holotype: m (lost) - (Galiano, 1981a)
Holotype: Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (MNRJ), Brazil (database excerpt, August 2019) Stenodeza fallax Mello-Leitão, 1917, (01158); 1 m (probably destroyed by the fire 2018) -

Taxonomic References

Stenodoza fallax Mello-Leitão, 1917c: 137, f. 23 (Dm) Original description

Stenodeza fallax Baigorria, Oklander & Rubio, 2026: 15 (possible S of Naubolus posticatus)

References

Baigorria, J. E. M., Oklander, L. I. & Rubio, G. D. (2026). A new genus of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae: Dendryphantini), with description of a new species and reassignment of Stenodeza foestiva Mello-Leitão, 1944. Peckhamia 349.1: 1-16. ZooBank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:0688C17-4D39-423F-B090-3FC02F8FBB262026 -- Show included taxa

Mello-Leitão, C. F. de (1917c). Aranhas novas ou pouco conhecidas de Thomisidas e Salticidas brasileiras. Archivos da Escola Superior de Agricultura e Medicina Veterinaria, Rio de Janeiro 1: 117-153, 2 pl. -- 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]

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2026-07-14	New taxonomic reference entry	Baigorria, Oklander & Rubio, 2026