Portia fimbriata (Doleschall, 1859)
State of knowledge: Accepted
Type Species

groups of supergroups of genera: pending; supergroups of genera : pending; groups of genera: SPARTAEINES;

Distribution: Asia; China: Hong Kong; India; Japan; Nepal; Singapore; Sri Lanka; Taiwan; Australia; Australia; Pacific Is.; N Guinea; Salomon Is..


Important publication(s)
Wanless F.R. 1978f A revision of the spider genus Portia (Araneae, Salticidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Zoology series) 99-100, illustrations 7A-G; 8A-F; t 3a-f; 4c-f; 5c, d, f
Diagnostic illustrations used by permission of the © Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London,, Editor of the Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Zoology series) and the Author(s).
Diagnostic illustration used by permision Wanless, F.R.

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. 564, illustrations 23-24
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.


Vipin Baliga 2011 Amateur photographs of Salticidae from India. Photographs from India by Vipin Baliga online
Diagnostic illustrations © used by permission of Photographs from India by Vipin Baliga the Author(s).


Koh J. 2013 Photographs of Salticidae in: Spiders of Brunei Darussalam. Natural History Publications (Borneo) 216, illustrations unnumbered
Diagnostic illustrations used by permission of the © Editor of the Natural History Publications (Borneo) and the Author(s).


Sen S., Dhali D.C., Saha S. & Raychaudhuri D. 2015 Spiders (Araneae: Arachnida) of Reserve Forests of Dooars: Gorumara National Park, Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary and Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary. World Scientific News 44, illustrations 170-176, pl. 14
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Publications using actual name combination:
Wanless 1978f: 99-100, illustrations 7A-G; 8A-F; t 3a-f; 4c-f; 5c, d, f; Jackson, Blest 1982a: 441-445 (distances of visual discriminations); Jackson, Blest 1982b: 255-293 (biology); Wanless 1984b: 446, illustrations 19D, F, 21A-E, 22A, C.; Davies Todd, Żabka 1989: 194, illustrations 3; Chikuni 1989b: 157, illustrations 50; Wijesinghe 1990: 101, illustrations 1-6; Jackson 1995a: 28-31, illustrations 48-49 (biology); Jastrzębski 1997a: 711-712, illustrations 26-30; Clark, Jackson 2000: 129-136, illustrations 1-5 (web use during predatory encounters); Chang Y., Tso I. 2004: 30, illustrations 15-18; Nelson X.J., Li D., Jackson 2005: 112(3): 270-277; Harland, Jackson 2006: 269(3): 285-290; Nelson X.J., Jackson 2006a: 273(1584): 367-372;;

Synonyms and combinations (:)
Salticus fimbriata Doleschall 1859: 22, illustrations t 5, f 8.
Sinis fimbriatus: in Thorell 1878: 269.
Linus fimbriatus: in Peckham Peckham 1886 [1885]: 289.
Peckham Peckham 1901a, 342, illustrations t 25, f 5/ Simon 1901a, 411, illustrations 435-443/ Sherriffs 1939, 196, illustrations t 24, f 2/ Roewer 1965, 17, illustrations f 17a-c, 18 (probably misidentified)/ Chrysanthus 1968, 49-51, illustrations 1-6/
Linus alticeps Pocock 1899: 117, illustrations t 11, f 14.
Boethoportia ocellata Hogg 1915: 502, illustrations 1.

Collections:(Source: Prószyński J. 1971 b /2003b Internet): BERLIN L. a., L. f. . FRANKFURT a/M ; GENOVA L. f., Simis f. ; HARVARD ; LEIDEN ; LONDON L. a., L. f. ; LONDON Boethoportia ocellata TYPE(S) ; PARIS ; SMITHSONIAN ; STOCKHOLM ; WIEN (!). ; (Source: Edwards G.B. 2007 - personal:): GAINESVILLE .

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Copyright © and phot by Dr Akio Tanikawa, 2003. By courtesy


Murphy F. and J. 2000. An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. By courtesy


Female Portia fimbriata or Cyrba sp.? Copyright © and phot by Dr Akio Tanikawa, 2003. By courtesy


Wanless 1978f. Bull. brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Zool.), London. 99-100, f 7A-G; 8A-F; t 3a-f; 4c-f; 5c, d, f.. By courtesy


Wanless 1978f. Bull. brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Zool.), London. 99-100, f 7A-G; 8A-F; t 3a-f; 4c-f; 5c, d, f.. By courtesy


Wanless 1978f. Bull. brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Zool.), London. 99-100, f 7A-G; 8A-F; t 3a-f; 4c-f; 5c, d, f.. By courtesy


Wanless 1978f. Bull. brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Zool.), London. 99-100, f 7A-G; 8A-F; t 3a-f; 4c-f; 5c, d, f.. By courtesy


Wanless 1978f. Bull. brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Zool.), London. 99-100, f 7A-G; 8A-F; t 3a-f; 4c-f; 5c, d, f.. By courtesy


Wanless 1978f. Bull. brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Zool.), London. 99-100, f 7A-G; 8A-F; t 3a-f; 4c-f; 5c, d, f.. By courtesy


Portia fimbriata: Davies Todd V., Zabka M. 1989. Mem. Queensland Mus., Brisbane, 27 (2): 195, t 3. By courtesy


Jastrzebski 1997. Genus, Wroclaw, 8 (3-4): 707-709, f 26-30. By courtesy


Simon E. 1901-1903. Histoire Naturelle des Araignees: 403.


Chrysanthus P. 1968. Spiders from South New Guinea. X. Tijdschr. Ent. 111: 49-51, f 1-f


Portia fimbriata from Taiwan. Chang Y., Tso I. 2004. Acta Arachnologica 53(1) 27-33, f 15-18. By courtesy


Portia fimbriata?.N Guinea: West Papua: Manokwari: Gunung Meja. © Photo (composite 1) D. Knowles, acc 2009. By courtesy.


Portia fimbriata? N Guinea: West Papua: Manokwari: Gunung Meja. © Photo (composite 2) D. Knowles, acc 2009. By courtesy.


Portia fimbriata?. N Guinea: West Papua: Manokwari: Gunung Meja. © Photo (composite 3) D. Knowles, acc 2009. By courtesy.


Portia sp [ID?], Male , Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Singapore. © Photo Marcus Ng. By courtesy.


Portia sp [ID?], Male , Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Singapore. © Photo Marcus Ng. By courtesy.


Portia sp [ID?], Male , Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Singapore. © Photo Marcus Ng. By courtesy.


Portia fimbriata: © Ono, Ikeda, Kono. Salticidae of Japan. Tokai University Press, 2009: 564, f 23-24. By courtesy.


Portia fimbriata: © Ono, Ikeda, Kono. Salticidae of Japan. Tokai University Press, 2009: 564, pl 44-2. By courtesy.


Portia fimbriata: female devouring male. India. ©Photo Vipin Baliga. By courtesy.


Portia fimbriata: ©Photo Koh J. 2013: 216. Brunei. By courtesy.


Portia fimbriata Sen et al., 2015: 44, f. 170-176, pl. 14.