Phiale gratiosa Koch C.L., 1846
State of knowledge: Accepted Type Species

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

Distribution: America South; Argentina; Brazil; Paraguay.


Important publication(s)
Galiano M. E. 1981b Revision del genero Phiale C. L. Koch, 1846 (Araneae, Salticidae) III. Las especies polimorficas del grupo mimica. Journal of Arachnology 5 (5): 206-212, illustrations 1-2, 5-6, 10-12
Diagnostic illustrations used by permission of the Editor of the Journal of Arachnology and the Author(s).
Diagnostic illustration used by permision Galiano, M. E.

Latest Taxonomic scrutiny

Edwards G.B. 2015 Freyinae, a major new subfamily of Neotropical jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae). Zootaxa 4036 (1): 55, illustrations 24A-L
Diagnostic illustrations used by permission of the © Zootaxa and the Author(s).
Diagnostic illustration used by permision Edwards, G.B.


Publications using actual name combination:
Koch C.L. 1846: 193, illustrations 1240-1241; Taczanowski 1878: 315 (spelled Phyale - lapsus!); Galiano 1977b: 162-164, illustrations 1-4, 8-9 (also dated 1978); Galiano 1981b: 5 (5): 206-212, illustrations 1-2, 5-6, 10-12; Prószyñski 1984c: 165, illustrations 165;

Synonyms and combinations (:)
Phiale rufoguttata Koch C.L. 1846: 197, illustrations t 364, f 1245.
Galiano 1977b, 165-166, illustrations 7, 10-11 (also dated 1978)/
Phiale berina Koch C.L. 1846: 198, illustrations 1246.
Plexippus selectus Koch C.L. 1846: 100, illustrations 1163 Unambigous Synonym.
Petrunkevitch 1911, 695/
Philia gratiosa: in Bertkau 1880a: 40.
Pardessus gratiosus: in Peckham Peckham 1896: 36.
Pickard-Cambridge F. 1901, 221, illustrations t 18, f 11/
Palaestrina variegata: in Peckham Peckham 1901b: 304, illustrations t 26, f 4.
Phiale variegata: in Simon 1903a: 707.
Menemerus 4-notatus Mello-Leitao 1939: 88, illustrations 79.
Menemerus ursinus Mello-Leitao 1945: 288, illustrations 78.
Galiano 1963d, 4, illustrations t 2, f 3/
Freya haemorrhoa Mello-Leitao 1945: 282.
Phiale mimica: in Chickering 1946: 229, illustrations 192-196 Misapplied Name.
Menemerus quadrinotatus Bonnet 1957: 2772.

Collections:(Source: Prószyñski J. 1971 b /2003b Internet): BERLIN P. granosus TYPE(S) . BERLIN P. rufoguttata TYPE ; BERLIN P. berina TYPE ; GENEVE ; HARVARD ; KOBENHAVN - P. g., P. rufoguttata ; LONDON P. g., Paradessus g. ; PARIS ; WARSZAWA ; WIEN ; (Source: Edwards G.B. 2007 - personal:): GAINESVILLE .

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Male. Galiano 1981e. Bull. Br. arachnol. Soc., 5 (5): 206, f 1, 5-6, 10-12. By courtesy


Female. Galiano 1981e. Bull. Br. arachnol. Soc., 5 (5): 206, f 1, 5-6, 10-12. By courtesy


Polymorphic female. Galiano 1981e. Bull. Br. arachnol. Soc., 5 (5): 206, f 1, 5-6, 10-12. By courtesy


Polymorphic female. Galiano 1981e. Bull. Br. arachnol. Soc., 5 (5): 206, f 1, 5-6, 10-12. By courtesy


Polymorphic female. Galiano 1981e. Bull. Br. arachnol. Soc., 5 (5): 206, f 1, 5-6, 10-12. By courtesy


Polymorphic variations. Galiano 1981e. Bull. Br. arachnol. Soc., 5 (5): 206, table 1. By courtesy


Phiale gratiosa: Galiano 1981e. Bull. Br. arachnol. Soc., 5 (5): 206, f 1, 5-6, 10-12. By courtesy


Phiale gratiosa: Type specimen, No. 1625. Mus. Berlin. Proszynski 1984c. Atlas ...: 165.


Phiale gratiosa: Edwards, 2015: Zootaxa 4036 (1): 55, f. 24A-L. © Magnolia Press. By courtesy.


Phiale gratiosa: Edwards, 2015: Zootaxa 4036 (1): 55, f. 24A-L. © Magnolia Press. By courtesy.


Phiale gratiosa: Edwards, 2015: Zootaxa 4036 (1): 55, f. 24A-L. © Magnolia Press. By courtesy.


Phiale gratiosa: Edwards, 2015: Zootaxa 4036 (1): 55, f. 24A-L. © Magnolia Press. By courtesy.