Heliophanus (Heliophanus) auratus Koch C.L., 1835
State of knowledge: Accepted

groups of supergroups of genera: pending; supergroups of genera : CHRYSILLOIDA; groups of genera: HELIOPHANINES;

Distribution: Asia; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Georgia; Russia: Siberia: Tuva; Turkey: Mediterranean Coast; Europe; Belgium; Belorussia; Bulgaria; Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France: all over; Germany; Great Britain; Italy; Latvia; Netherlands; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Russia: Russian Caucasus, Ural; Slovakia; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Ukraine: Crimea, Left Bank.


Important publication(s)
Wesołowska W. 1986 A revision of the genus Heliophanus C.L. Koch, 1833 (Aranei: Salticidae).. Annales zoologici, Warszawa 40, 1: 10, 212, illustrations 629-639, 885-map
Diagnostic illustrations used by permission of the © Editor of the Annales zoologici and the Author(s).
Diagnostic illustration used by permision Wesołowska, W.

Latest Taxonomic scrutiny

Koch C.L. 1835 Arachniden. In: Panzer, Faunae Insectorum Germaniae initia.. 128, illustrations 8-9


Koch C.L. 1848a Die Arachniden. 54


Publications using actual name combination:
Koch C.L. 1848: 54, illustrations 1311-1312; Simon 1876: 155, illustrations t 10, f 10; Kulczyński 1898: 111 as H. a. mediocinctus - ssp. n.; Dahl 1926: 43, illustrations 133-134; Reimoser 1931: 86, illustrations 5; Simon 1937: 1165, 1170, 1249, illustrations 1824-1825; Palmgren 1943: 16; Tullgren 1944: 57, illustrations 27, 28a; t 6, f 103-104; Kekenbosch 1961b: 9, illustrations 12; Cooke 1962: 248, illustrations 3-4; Cooke 1963: 156, illustrations 17-18; Azheganova 1968: 144, illustrations 337, 351; Vilbaste 1969: 137, illustrations 105C, 112A, 113A-C, 114A-B; Tyschenko 1971: 88, illustrations 157; Miller 1971: 145, 146, illustrations t 22, f 3-4 Key; Harm 1971: 63, illustrations 22-26; Locket, Millidge, Merrett 1974: 27, illustrations 15A-C; Prószyński 1976:, illustrations maps 72 + 85 + 89.; Flanczewska 1981: 200, illustrations 33-34; Nenilin 1984c: 136; Roberts 1985: 118, illustrations 48c; Wesołowska 1986: 40, 1: 10, 212, illustrations 629-639, 885-map; Vilbaste 1987: 27, illustrations map 127; Izmailova 1989: 156, illustrations 156; Prószyński 1991: 504-508, illustrations 1351.1-4; Logunov 1992b: 53; Logunov, Marusik, Kopponen 1998: 141-142; Metzner 1999: 101-102, 220, illustrations 66a-h, map 72; Weiss, Urak 2000: on line; Logunov, Marusik 2000b [2001]: 100-102, illustrations map 20; Logunov, Guseinov 2001 [2002]: 10(3): 248; Kronestedt 2001: on line; Blagoev, Deltshev, Lazarov 2002: on line; Buchar, Ruzicka 2002: 1-351; Blick et al. 2004: on line; Trotta 2005: 83: 3-178; Topcu, Seyyar, Demir 2005: 9(4): 131-133; Kopponen 2006: on line; Almquist 2006: 63: 531, illustrations 446a-f; Montardi 2007: x - on line; Morano 2007: on line; Scharff, Gudik-Sorensen 2007: on line; Staudt [Koordinator] 2007: on line; Lissner 2011:, illustrations online; Staudt [Koordinator] 2012:, illustrations online;

Synonyms and combinations (:)
Heliophanus varians Simon 1868: 682.
Prószyński 1971e, 241-243, illustrations 27-32/
Heliophanus branickii Simon 1868: 684, illustrations t 7, f 9.
Heliophanus exultans Simon 1868: 685 description credited to L. Koch.
Chyzer Kulczyński 1891, 10, illustrations t 1, f 24/ Simon 1937, 1165, 1170, 1249, illustrations 1826-1827, 1836/
Heliophanus nigriceps Kulczyński 1895a: 6, illustrations t 1, f 2 Unambigous Synonym.

Collections:(Source: Prószyński J. 1971 b /2003b Internet): BASEL . BERLIN ; BRUXELLES ; FIRENZE ; FRANKFURT a/M ; HAMBURG ; HARVARD ; LONDON (!) ; NEW YORK ; OXFORD ; PARIS ; SKT PETERSBURG ; STOCKHOLM ; UPPSALA ; WARSZAWA ; WIEN ; WROCLAW ; (Source: Richman D.B. 2007 Personal information): NOVOSIBIRSK . PERM ; (Source: Edwards G.B. 2007 - personal:): GAINESVILLE . (Source: Edwards ): NIGDE .

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Zabka M. 1997. Fauna Polski 19: 56, f 140-147. By courtesy


Zabka M. 1997. Fauna Polski 19: 56, f 140-147. By courtesy


Wesolowska W. 1986. Annales zoologici, 40, 1: 10, 212, f 629-639, 885-map. By courtesy


Wesolowska W. 1986. Annales zoologici, 40, 1: 10, 212, f 629-639, 885-map. By courtesy


Rakov, Logunov 1996a. Arthropoda Selecta 5 (3/4): 69-70, f 1-8, map 9. By courtesy


Rakov, Logunov 1996a. Arthropoda Selecta 5 (3/4): 69-70, f 1-8, map 9. By courtesy


Metzner H. 1999. Andrias 14: 101-102, 220, table 66a-h, map 72. By courtesy


Proszynski J. 1976: map 72, 85, 89.


Logunov D.V., Marusik Y.M. 2000. KMK Scientific Press: 100, map 20. By courtesy


Almquist 2006. Insect Syst. Evol., Suppl., 63: 531, 446a-f. By courtesy.


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.


Heliophanus auratus F: Sweden: Norrviken. Coll. J. Lissner, 4950. ©Photo. J. Lissner. By courtesy.


Heliophanus auratus M: Denmark: Bornholm. Coll. J. Lissner, 2924. ©Photo . J. Lissner. By courtesy.


Heliophanus auratus F © Arachnol. Gesells. Staudt, 2012. By courtesy.


Heliophanus auratus M © Arachnol. Gesells. Staudt, 2012. By courtesy.


Heliophanus auratus M © Arachnol. Gesells. Staudt, 2012. By courtesy.