Ballus chalybeius (Walckenaer, 1802)
State of knowledge: Accepted
Type Species


Comments: Replacement name for Aranea depressa Walckenaer 1802 - preoccupied

Distribution: Africa; Ethiopia; Asia; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Georgia; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Tadjikistan; Turkey: Anatolia Centr.; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan; Europe; Austria; Belgium; Belorussia; Bulgaria; Czech Republic; Denmark; France: Corsica; Germany; Great Britain; Greece: Crete; Italy: Calabria, Peninsula, Sardinia, Sicily; Macedonia Republic; Moldova; Netherlands; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Russia: Russian Caucasus, Ural; Slovakia; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Ukraine: Left Bank.


Important publication(s)
Prószyński J. 2003b Salticidae (Aranae) of the World. Ver. 1995-2006 [yearly instalment for 2003, see current version 2012]. http://www.miiz.waw.pl/salticid/main.htm (CLICK HERE), illustrations (CLICK HERE)
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Diagnostic illustration used by permision Prószyński, J.


Alicata P., Cantarella T. 1988 The genus Ballus: A revision of the European taxa described by Simon together with observations on the other species of the genus. Animalia 14: 42, illustrations 3-5, 15, 19-22


Benjamin S.P. 2004 Taxonomic revision and phylogenetic hypothesis for the jumping spider subfamily Ballinae. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, London 142: 27-30, illustrations 4a, 17a-d, 18a-c, 19a-e, 20a-d.
Permission REFUSED by John Willey & Sons Ltd., Editor of the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society .
Diagnostic illustration used by permision Benjamin, S.P.

Latest Taxonomic scrutiny

Henrard A. 2013 Photographs of Salticidae. Internet online
Diagnostic illustrations used by permission of the © Internet .
Diagnostic illustration used by permision Henrard, A.


Publications using actual name combination:
Roewer 1954: 971; Prószyński, Starega 1971: 266; Andreeva 1975a: 338; Prószyński 1976:, illustrations map 211; Andreeva 1976: 78; Flanczewska 1981: 190, illustrations 2; Prószyński 1991: 494, illustrations 1320.1-4; Roberts 1995: 193; Żabka 1997: 40-41, illustrations 54-59; Logunov, Rakov 1998: 7(2): 118-119, illustrations 15-17, map 6; Metzner 1999: 40-41, 160, illustrations ta.6a-g, map 6; Alicata, Cantarella 2000: 78(2): 485-498; Weiss, Urak 2000: on line; Logunov, Guseinov 2001 [2002]: 10(3): 245-246; Kronestedt 2001: on line; Blagoev, Deltshev, Lazarov 2002: on line; Buchar, Ruzicka 2002: 1-351.; Logunov, Chatzaki 2003: 7: 96; Benjamin 2004: 142: 27-30, illustrations 4a, 17a-d, 18a-c, 19a-e, 20a-d.; Blick et al. 2004: on line; Trotta 2005: 83: 3-178; Topcu, Seyyar, Demir 2005: 9(4): 131-133; Komnenov 2006: 1: 301-314; Almquist 2006: 521, illustrations 438a-e; Montardi 2007: x - on line; Morano 2007: on line; Scharff, Gudik-Sorensen 2007: on line; Staudt [Koordinator] 2007: on line; Wesołowska, Tomasiewicz 2008: 4: 5-6, illustrations 5-12; Lissner 2011:, illustrations online; Staudt [Koordinator] 2012:, illustrations online;

Synonyms and combinations (:)
Aranea chalybeia Walckenaer 1802: 245.
Aranea depressa Walckenaer 1802: 242.
Attus chalybeius: in Walckenaer 1805: 23.
Attus depressus: in Walckenaer 1805: 27.
Salticus annulipes Latreille 1819: 100.
Attus annulipes: in Walckenaer 1826: 55.
Salticus brevipes Hahn 1831 [1832]: 75, illustrations 56 Unambigous Synonym.
Salticus heterophthalmus Wider 1834: 273, illustrations pl. 18, f. 11..
Euophrys suralis Koch C.L. 1837: 34.
Marpissa brevipes: in Koch C.L. 1846: 58, illustrations 1126.
Attus heterophthalmus: in Koch C.L. 1846: 50, illustrations 1308.
Ballus heterophthalmus: in Koch C.L. 1850 [1851]: 68.
Salticus obscurus: in Blackwall 1850: 336.
Attus brevipes: in Westring 1851: 56.
Attus quinquefoveolatus Doleschall 1852: 646.
Attus biimpressus Doleschall 1852: 646.
Balla heterophthalma: in Simon 1864: 311.
Dendryphantes annulipes: in Simon 1864: 314.
Dendryphantes brevipes:: in Simon 1864: 314.
Attus seguipes: in Simon 1868: 631.
Ballus seguipes: in Simon 1876: 208.
Ballus obscurus: in Menge 1877: 484, illustrations pl. 79, f. 274B.
Ballus depressus: in Menge 1877: 484, illustrations pl. 79, f. 274A.
Becker 1882, 73, illustrations pl. 4, f. 4/ Peckham Peckham 1895, 166, illustrations pl. 15, f. 8/ Simon 1901a, 486, illustrations 561-564/ Bösenberg 1903, 445, illustrations pl. 43, f. 651/ Simon 1937, 1149, 1245, illustrations 1781-1782/ Tullgren 1944, 32, illustrations T. 2 F. 39-40; T. 3 F. 41/ Locket Millidge 1951, 220, illustrations 108C-E/ Miller 1971, 134, illustrations t. 19, ff. 1-2/ Roberts 1985, 120, illustrations 49e/ Wesołowska 1996, 25-26, illustrations 7a-e, 8a-c/ Logunov Marusik 1999c [2000a], 280/ Logunov Marusik 2000b [2001], 40, illustrations map 3/ Logunov Marusik Mozaffarian 2001 [2002], 156/ Ledoux 2007, 20, illustrations 13A/
Ballus depressus seguipes: in Simon 1937: 1149, 1245..
Andreeva 1975a, 338/ Andreeva 1976, 78/ Nenilin 1984b, 12/

Collections:(Source: Prószyński J. 1971 b /2003b Internet): BASEL . BRUXELLES B. chalybeius, B. d. ; FIRENZE ; FRANKFURT a/M B. chalybeius, B. d. ; FRANKFURT a/M Salticus heterophthalmus ; GENOVA B. biimpressus, B. d. ; HAMBURG B. chalybeius ; HARVARD B. depressus, B. sequipes ; LEIDEN ; LONDON B. s., Evophrys s. ; LONDON B. heteropthalmus, B. d. ; NEW YORK ; OSLO ; OXFORD ; PARIS B. d., B. d. s. ; STOCKHOLM ; WARSZAWA (!) ; WIEN ; WROCLAW B. chalybeius. ; (Source: Richman D.B. 2007 Personal information): NOVOSIBIRSK B. depressus . PERM ; (Source: Edwards G.B. 2007 - personal:): GAINESVILLE . (Source: 2007 personal comm.): BERLIN . (Source: ): NIGDE .

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Ballus chalybeius: Proszynski 2003b, figs 96-100, by courtesy.


Ballus chalybeius: Proszynski 2003b, figs 99-100, by courtesy.


Ballus chalybeius. By courtesy of Dr. B. Knoflach


Metzner H. 1999. Andrias 14. 40-41, 160, table 6a-g, map 6. By courtesy


Logunov, Rakov 1998. Artropoda Selecta, 7(2): 119, figs 15-17, map 6. By courtesy


Wesolowska W. 1996. Arthropoda Selecta, 5 (1/2): 25-26, figs. 7a-e, 8a-c . By courtesy


Wesolowska W. 1996. Arthropoda Selecta, 5 (1/2): 25-26, figs. 7a-e, 8a-c . By courtesy


Wesolowska W. 1996. Arthropoda Selecta, 5 (1/2): 25-26, figs. 7a-e, 8a-c . By courtesy


Wesolowska W. 1996. Arthropoda Selecta, 5 (1/2): 25-26, figs. 7a-e, 8a-c . By courtesy


Ballus chalybeius: Zabka M. 1997. Fauna Polski 19.:40-41, figs 54-59. By courtesy


Zabka M. 1997. Fauna Polski 19.:40-41, figs 54-59. By courtesy


Benjamin 2004. Zool. J. Linnean Soc., 142: 27-30, f. 17a-d. By courtesy.


Almquist 2006. Insect Syst. Evol., Suppl., 63: 521 438a-e. By courtesy


Distribution in Germany - Nachweiskarten der Spinn. Deutschlands. © Arachnol. Ges. By courtesy


Buchar J., Ruzicka V. Catalogue of spiders of the Czech Republic. 2002: 1-351. By courtesy.


Ballus chalybeius: Wesołowska, Tomasiewicz, 2008. Journal of Afrotropical Zoology, 4: 5-6, 5-12. By courtesy.


Ballus chalybeius F 5686 Greece: Lefkas. ©Photo J. Lissner. By courtesy.


Ballus chalybeius F 5686 Greece: Lefkas. ©Photo J. Lissner. By courtesy.


Ballus chalybeius F 5686 Greece: Lefkas. ©Photo J. Lissner. By courtesy.


Ballus chalybeius. © Arachnol. Gesells. Staudt, 2012. By courtesy.


Ballus chalybeius. © Arachnol. Gesells. Staudt, 2012. By courtesy.


Ballus chalybeius: F. Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, 25/05/2010, ©Photo A. Henrard. By courtesy.


Ballus chalybeius: F. Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, 25/05/2010, ©Photo A. Henrard. By courtesy.


Ballus chalybeius: M. Tervuren, Belgium, 03/03/2011, ©Photo A. Henrard. By courtesy.


Ballus chalybeius: M. Tervuren, Belgium, 03/03/2011, ©Photo A. Henrard. By courtesy.


Ballus chalybeius: M. Tervuren, Belgium, 03/03/2011, ©Photo A. Henrard. By courtesy.


Ballus chalybeius: M. Tervuren, Belgium, 03/03/2011, ©Photo A. Henrard. By courtesy.


Ballus chalybeius: M. Tervuren, Belgium, 03/03/2011, ©Photo A. Henrard. By courtesy.


Ballus chalybeius: M. Tervuren, Belgium, 03/03/2011, ©Photo A. Henrard. By courtesy.


Ballus chalybeius: F. Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, 25/05/2010, ©Photo A. Henrard. By courtesy.