[Title Page] [List of Genera] Comparison of Drawings] [Regional Keys to Genera] [Descriptions of New Taxa] [Geographical Distribution] [Color Photographs] [Scanning Microphotographs] See also Catalogue of Salticidae [ Title page] List of Genera - names beginning with: A BC DEFG HIJKL MN OPQ RS TUVWXYZ References: Authors beginning with: A BC DEFG HIJKL MN OPQ RS TUVWXYZ 

Salticidae: Diagnostic Drawings Library by Jerzy Proszynski 2006

Regional  Guides for Identification of Salticidae

A pictorial index of genera of the Latin America Salticidae

GUIDE BY SUBFAMILIES

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See also pictorial indexes for: Palaearctic Region, Oriental Region, Indian Subcontinent, Tropical Africa, N America, 
Latin America, Pacific Islands, N Zealand, Galapagos, Hawaii, Australia also Browser to the World's genera 

This page is followed by analytical pages (under construction):  
1.Traditional    division into FISSIDENTATI    PLURIDENTATI  UNIDENTATI 
 2 .By  subfamilies and groups of genera (as recognized now) Amycoida ][ Dendryphantinae][Euophryinae][Freinae]  [Heliophaninae]   [Lyssomaninae][Marpissinae]
 3. Experimental guides: ANT-LIKE APPEARANCE.
1. Eyes arranged into 4 rows (Anterior lateral eyes located <====> Eyes arranged into 3 rows (Anterior lateral eyes located above and behind the medians, forming a second eye row in the same row with the median ones, or only slightly moved back) of four). The patellae usually with a medio-apical spine or seta . click 1 Patellae without a medio-apical spine - click 2 
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 LYSSOMANEAE  including single <=========================================>   SALTICINEAE click  2
 subfamily  LYSSOMANINAE                                                            All remaining subfamilies - samples SEE BELOW
 Samples of  all remaining subfamilies -

 Freinae

               Freya                 sp.        

 Amycoida 
  
  Amycus flavicomis


Dendryphantinae


Beata sp. Beata aenea (syn. Dryphias aeneus)

Marpissinae sampled genera include:

Maevia inclemens (N America only) 

   
"Marpissa" (all misplaced)     magna            "Marpissa" agricola                          "Marpissa" broadwayi 
   


Euophryinae 
The subfamili recognizable by palpal organa ppearance (coiled embolus atop of bulbus and meandering channel of internal  sperm reservoir). Epigynum variable, but often 
with a pair of white membraneous windows, wiyh translucent globular spermathecae). Body shape and size variable. Distributed all over the World.
 Chalcotropis, 
  
Corythalia sp. 1                                                              Corythalia argentinensis 

Corythalia sp. 2. 


Heliophaninae     sampled genera: 
 Menemerus
                         New World genera:
  
Helvetia otiosa                          H. santarema


Theriella tenuistyla


Yepoella crassistyli 

Plexippoida   - sampled genera included:          
Pellenes, 
Habronattus, 
Havaika, 
more distant 
Bianor,
Harmochirus,
Microbianor 
Modunda
Sibianor 
Plexippinae    -  sampled genera included: 
Epeus
Evarcha, 
Plexippus
Telamonia 
some other:
Thyene,  Hyllus, some Bianor 

Not classified: 
Carrhotus
Hasarius

Salticidae subfamilies omitted by Proszynski 1976 and not studied by Maddison and Hedin, 2003
Lyssomaninae 

Spartaeinae
  Genera not yet placed.
 

Consingis semicana

Rhetenor sp. Costa Rica          Rhetenor diversipes