Spartaeus spinimanus (Thorell, 1878)
State of knowledge: Accepted
Type Species

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

Comments: Type species of the genus

Distribution: Asia; Borneo: Brunei; Indonesia: Bali, Java, Moluccas: Ambon, Sumatra, Sumbawa; Singapore; Sri Lanka.


Important publication(s)
Wanless F.R. 1984a A review of the spider subfamily Spartaeinae nom. n. (Araneae: Salticidae) with descriptionof six new genera. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Zoology series) 46 (2): 148-151, illustrations 3A-F, 4A-G, 30A-D, 33F, 35A
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.


Petot Didier 2009 Unpublished photos of Salticidae., illustrations online
Diagnostic illustrations © used by permission of the Author(s).
Diagnostic illustration used by permision Petot, Didier


Prószyński J., Deeleman-Reinhold C.L. 2010 Description of some Salticidae (Araneae) from the Malay Archipelago. I. Salticidae of the Lesser Sunda Islands, with comments on related species. Arthropoda Selecta, Moscow 19(3): 180, illustrations 134-137
Diagnostic illustrations used by permission of the © Editor of the Arthropoda Selecta .
Diagnostic illustration used by permision Prószyński, J.

Latest Taxonomic scrutiny

Flickr 2012 Photos of Salticidae http://www.flickr.com/photos/. (CLICK HERE) Suggested by D. P. Wijesinghe
Used by Creative Commons Licenses and Related Certifications .
Diagnostic illustration used by permision Flickr,


Koh J. 2013 Photographs of Salticidae in: Spiders of Brunei Darussalam. Natural History Publications (Borneo) 224, illustrations unnumbered
Diagnostic illustrations used by permission of the © Editor of the Natural History Publications (Borneo) and the Author(s).


Publications using actual name combination:
Wanless 1984a: 46 (2): 148-151, illustrations 3A-F, 4A-G, 30A-D, 33F, 35A; Koh 1989: 126, illustrations 126 (color phot.);

Synonyms and combinations (:)
Boethus spinimanus Thorell 1878: 221, 309.
Spartaeus gracilis Thorell 1891: 6, 137.
Nealces caligatus Simon 1900a: 30.
Nealces striatipes Simon 1900a: 30.
Boethus caligatus: in Simon 1901a: 401, illustrations 419-420.
Boethus striatipes: in Simon 1901a: 401, illustrations 413-415.
Boethus gracilis: in Reimoser 1925: 90.
Boethuola spinimana: in Strand 1929: 15 (unnecessary replacement name).

Collections:(Source: Prószyński J. 1971 b /2003b Internet): HARVARD Boethus s. . KOBENHAVN Spartaeus gracilis TYPE(S) ; LEIDEN Boethus gracilis ; PARIS Boethus caligatus TYPE(S) ; WARSZAWA Boethus striatipes ; WIEN Boethus gracilis. ; (Source: Edwards G.B. 2007 - personal:): GAINESVILLE .

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From Singapore. Phot by J. Koh 1989: 126. By courtesy


Wanless F.R. 1984. Bull. brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Zool.), 46 (2): 148-151, f 3A-F, 4A-G, 30A-D, 33F, 35A. By courtesy


Wanless F.R. 1984. Bull. brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Zool.), 46 (2): 148-151, f 3A-F, 4A-G, 30A-D, 33F, 35A. By courtesy


Wanless F.R. 1984. Bull. brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Zool.), 46 (2): 148-151, f 3A-F, 4A-G, 30A-D, 33F, 35A. By courtesy


Wanless F.R. 1984. Bull. brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Zool.), 46 (2): 148-151, f 3A-F, 4A-G, 30A-D, 33F, 35A. By courtesy


Spartaeus spinimanus: Wanless F.R. 1984. Bull. brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Zool.), 46 (2): 148-151, f 3A-F, 4A-G, 30A-D, 33F, 35A. By courtesy


Wanless F.R. 1984. Bull. brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Zool.), 46 (2): 148-151, f 3A-F, 4A-G, 30A-D, 33F, 35A. By courtesy


Wanless F.R. 1984. Bull. brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Zool.), 46 (2): 148-151, f 3A-F, 4A-G, 30A-D, 33F, 35A. By courtesy


Boethus striatipes: Simon 1901a: 401, f. 413-415


Spartaeus spinimanus: Prószyński, Deeleman-Reinhold, 2010. Arthropoda selecta, 19(3): 180, 134-137. By courtesy.


Spartaeus spinimanus: Bali: Ubud. ©Photo D. Petot. By courtesy.


Spartaeus spinimanus: Bali: Ubud. ©Photo D. Petot. By courtesy.


Spartaeus spinimanus: ©Photo Koh J. 2013: 224. Brunei. By courtesy.