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Genus: Terralonus Maddison, 1996 | Family: Salticidae Blackwall, 1841

Terralonus shaferi (Gertsch & Riechert, 1976)

SPECIES | ACCEPTED

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036523

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Described:

Distribution: USA

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

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Taxonomic References

Metaphidippus shaferi Gertsch & Riechert, 1976: 20, f. 30-33 (Dm) Original description

Terralonus shaferi Maddison, 1996: 239 (T from Metaphidippus)

References

Gertsch, W. J. & Riechert, S. E. (1976). The spatial and temporal partitioning of a desert spider community, with descriptions of new species. American Museum Novitates 2604: 1-25. -- Show included taxa

Maddison, W. P. (1996). Pelegrina Franganillo and other jumping spiders formerly placed in the genus Metaphidippus (Araneae: Salticidae). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 154: 215-368. -- 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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