Laufeia aenea Simon, 1889
State of knowledge: Accepted
Type Species

groups of supergroups of genera: pending; supergroups of genera : EUOPHRYOIDA; groups of genera: EUOPHRYINES;

Comments: proposal to synonymize Junxattus, Laufeia and Orcevia is inacceptable because of morphology differences in palps and spermathecae

Distribution: Asia; China; Japan; Korea.


Important publication(s)
Bohdanowicz A., Prószyński J. 1987 Systematic studies on East Palaearctic Salticidae (Araneae), IV. Salticidae of Japan.. Annales zoologici, Warszawa 41, 2: 74-76, illustrations 84-89
Diagnostic illustrations used by permission of the © Editor of the Annales zoologici and the Author(s).
Diagnostic illustration used by permision Bohdanowicz, A.
Diagnostic illustration used by permision Prószyński, J.

Latest Taxonomic scrutiny

Ono H., Ikeda H., Kono R. 2009 Salticidae. In Ono, H. (ed.), The Spiders of Japan with keys to the families and genera and illustrations of the species. Spiders of Japan - by Tokai Univ. Press. 585, illustrations 298-303
Diagnostic illustrations used by permission of the © Spiders of Japan - by Tokai Univ. Press. and the Author(s).
Diagnostic illustration used by permision Ono, H.


Publications using actual name combination:
Simon 1889a: 249; Simon 1903a: 823-824, 825, illustrations 972 (=d - mistaken); Bösenberg, Strand 1906: 370, illustrations t 9, f 137; t 13, f 364; Yaginuma 1960: 105, illustrations 89.2; Yaginuma 1971: 105, illustrations 89.2; Prószyński 1976:, illustrations 103, 136, map 108; Hu 1984: 371, illustrations 387.1-2; Guo 1985: 176, illustrations 2-101.1-2; Yaginuma 1986: 240, illustrations 133.3; Bohdanowicz, Prószyński 1987: 41, 2: 74-76, illustrations 84-89; Ikeda 1998: 38, illustrations 1-8; Logunov, Marusik 2000b [2001]: 123, illustrations map 22; Kim, Cho 2002: 107, illustrations 127-132; Namkung 2002 [2003]: 582, illustrations 43.22a-b; Cho J.H., Kim J.P. 2002: 102, illustrations 27, 125-126, 233;

Collections:(Source: Prószyński J. 1971 b /2003b Internet): FRANKFURT a/M . PARIS ;

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Laufeia aenea: Bohdanowicz A., Proszynski J. 1987. Annales zoologici, 41, 2: 74-76, ff. 84-89. By courtesy


Laufeia aenea: Boesenberg W., Strand, E. 1906. Abh. senck. naturf. Ges., 30: 370, figs 137, 364.


Boesenberg W., Strand, E. 1906. Abh. senck. naturf. Ges., 30: 370, fig 364.


Apparently mistake! Simon E. 1903a. Histoire Naturelle des Araignees.: 823. fig 972 (D).


Laufeia aenea: Yaginuma 1986a: 240, f 133.3. By courtesy.


Proszynski J. 1976: map 108.


Logunov, Marusik 2000 123, map 22. By courtesy


Laufeia aenea: © Ono, Ikeda, Kono. Tokai University Press, 2009: 585, f 298-303. By courtesy.


Laufeia aenea: Yaginuma - Spiders of Japan in color (new ed.) 1986: 240, pl 64-2. By courtesy.


Laufeia aenea: © Ono, Ikeda, Kono. Salticidae of Japan, Tokai Univ. Press, 2009: 585, pl 48-9. By courtesy.


Unacceptable synonymy of Junxattus, Laufeia and Orcevia - Prószyński, on line.