SALTICIDAE OF THE WORLD - 0-INDEX of Genera - 01-FOREWORD & KEY to groups of genera! - 02-Comparison - HISTORICAL classification of Aelurilleae - 03-AEURILLINES - 04-AMYCINES- 05-AMYCOIDA VARIA - 06-ASTIAINES - BALLINES - 07-BELIPPINES - 08-CHRYSILLINES - 09-COCALODINES - 10-COLONINES[=Thiodinines] - 11-DENDRYPHANTINES - 12-DIOLENINES - EUODENINES - 13-EUOPHRYINES-PART 0: Introduction-Diversity - 13-EUOPHRYINES-PART 1: Admestina-Donoessus - 14-EUOPHRYINES-PART 2: Echeclus-Pystira - 15-EUOPHRYINES-PART 3: Rhyphelia-Zenodorus - 16-EUPOAINES - 17-EVARCHINES - 18-FOSSILS - 19-HABRONATTINES - 20-HARMOCHIRINES - 21-HELIOPHANINES - 22-HISPONINES - 23-HYLLINES - 24-ICIINES - 25-LAPSIINES - 26-LIGONIPEINES - 27-LYSSOMANINES - 28-MENEMERINES - 29-MYRMARACHNINES - 30-NOTICIINES - 31-PELLENINES - 32-PSEUDICIINES - 33-SIMAETHINES - 34-SITTICINES - 35-SPARTAEINES - 35a-SYNAGELINES - 36-THIRATOSCIRTINAE - 37-YAGINUMAELLINES - 38-YLLENINES - 39-UNCLASSIFIED TEMPORARY
APPENDICES -AP1-Simon's classification - AP2-Petrunkevich synthesis-1928 - AP3-Bonnet's list of subfamilies - AP4-Prószynski's revision of subfamilies 1976 - AP5-Prószynski - summary of results - AP6-Aelurillus black & gray - AP7-Maddison's views on Salticidae phylogeny 2014 - MS1-Omoedus synonymy
MADDISON'S ALTERNATIVE: Tittle_pg Index Introduction Agoriini Aelurillina Asemoneinae Amycini Amycoida-incertae sedis Astiini Ballini Baviini Bredini Chrysillini Cocalodini Dendryphantina Euophryini-1 Euophryini-2 Euophryini-3 Eupoinae Freyina Gophoini Harmochirina Hasariini Hisponinae Holcolaetina Huriini Itatina Lapsiini Leptorchestini Lyssomaninae Marpissina Mopsini Myrmarachnini Nannenini Neonini Onomastinae Plexippina Salticini Sarindini Scopocirini Simaethina Simonellini Sitticini Spartaeina Synagelina Thiodinini Thiratoscirtina Tisanibini Viciriini Salticidae-incertae sedis
Monograph of the Salticidae (Araneae) of the World 1995-2015. Part I: Introduction to alternative classification of Salticidae.
Jerzy Prószyński
02 - Comparison of historical approaches to taxonomy:
genera included by
Simon 1901
into
group of genera
AELURILLEAE
Version July 1st, 2016.
Sources and permissions of illustrations are displayed in the main chapter of the monograph http://www.peckhamia.com/salticidae/
Comments on past system of Salticidae System
of Salticidae proposed by Simon in 1901-1903 has served arachnologists
well for 70 years, especially for identification of genera known at Simon's
time. However, nowadays the number of known
genera and species has increased enormously, newly studied
faunae of tropical continents yield rich crop of new clades. And so Simon's diagnostic characters resulting in artificial
system appeared inadequate for challenges posed by identification and classification
of new material. An illustration of resulting mishmash of genera is shown below in an exemplary Simon's group of genera Aelurilleae.
and necessity of new alternative
Trying to cope
with the situation, the present day authors introduce a number of amendments, shifting genera between subfamilies, merging or splitting them, without revising the system itself. There are also attempts to replace morphological approach to taxonomy by molecular analyses, however, unrelated to aims of taxonomy - identification of species and genera. These attempts are insufficient, so there is a need for radical change of philosophy and methodology of taxonomy of Salticidae. The aims of new approach should be practical identification of genera and species, temporary postponement of eclectic definitions of subfamilies, until workable grouping of genera will be found, and only then phylogenetic interpretation could be applied.
The present series of keys to Salticidae genera test the above proposals. The system of subfamilies developed during history of research on Salticidae is temporarily suspended and replaced by groups of genera based on similarities in palps and internal structures of epigyne, a working approach tested during 55 research practice of the author. To mark differences with traditional names of Simons's and Petrunkevitch's 1928, these provisional test names of groups of genera are written in CAPITAL LETTERS with ending -INES. Groups of genera are anchored on type genera, and these are based, whenever possible, on type specimens of the species. The line up of all known (that is defined by diagnostic pictures of palps and/or internal structures of epigyne) species discloses a real mishmash of many misplaced and misidentified forms. A job for future taxonomists.
Simon's group of genera Aelurilleae
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Belong to proposed group of genera AELURILLINES
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Belong to proposed group of genera NOTICIINES
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Belong to proposed group of genera HYLLINES
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+ Wesolowska W., van Harten A. 2007. Fauna Arab., 23: 232-234, f 124-125. By courtesy.
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Belong to proposed group of genera HARMOCHIRINES
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+b)Proszynski 2003a. Ann. zool. 53(1): 109, f 453-455. By courtesy.
Belong to proposed group of genera PELLENINES
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729-733 + ©Photo J. Lissner. By courtesy.
Belong to proposed group of genera EUOPHRYINES
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