Illustrated key to the genera of Salticidae with 50960 Illustrations and 30199 Fotos
Habitus
Palp
Epigyne
Illustration
Foto
MALES
Body
+
Habitus
spider-like
ant-like
beetle-like
pseudoscorpion-like
scorpion-like
fly-like
Markings
dark or bright horizontal stripes
dark or bright vertical stripes
Opistosoma with dark or bright spots
Opistosoma mostly orange or red
basic colouring dark
basic colouring bright
integument constitution
covered by clavate setae
Carapace
+
Height
relative high
relative low
Length
longer than wide
Cephalic area
ratio length : thoracic area > 0.5
ratio length : thoracic area = 1 : 1
ratio length : thoracic area < 0.5
basic colouring dark
basic colouring bright
Ocular area
basic coloring bright
basic coloring dark
with low median prominence
Thoracic area
basic coloring dark
basic coloring bright
with marked depression in foveal region
Thoracic fovea
long
short
absent
Thoracic furrow
deep, clearely exposed
Clypeus
+
Hairs
with long horizontal spines
Ø AME - height Clypeus
Clypeus very small, almost noneexistent
Ø AME : height Clypeus : > 2:1
Chelicera
+
Base furrow teeth number retromarginal
without any teeth
unidentat
pluridentat
fissidentat with fusioned teeth
Base furrow teeth number promarginal
unidentat
pluridentat
Base anterio-medio-distal lobe presence
present
Base furrow teeth shape-size promarginal
very small
Base furrow teeth shape-size retromarginal
very small
Claw length
short
Eyes
+
Number eye rows
three
four
AER
dorsal edge straight
dorsal edge procurve
dorsal edge recurve
PER
equidistant between anterior and posterior margin of carapace
PER - AER width
PER < AER
AME
separated of each other
touch each other
ALE
separated from AME
touching AME
PME
large, app. 1/3 smaller as ALE
small, < 1/3 as ALE
closer to ALE than to PLE
equidistant between ALE & PLE
PLE
PLE < ALE
PLE = ALE
PLE > ALE
Labium
+
Length
longer than wide
wider than long
Sternum
+
Length : width ratio
< 2 : 1
> 2 : 1
Structure
with conical prominence
Anterior border
narrower than Labium
equal as Labium
wider than Labium
Shape
shield-shaped
Palp
+
Gnathocoxa
Serrula present
Femur
with ventral-medial process
with ventral-apical process
Tibia - retrolateral tibial apophysis - characteristics
retrolateral process absent
retrolateral process - RTA
dorsal process - DTA
ventral process - VTA
Tibia - ventral bump - characteristics
present
absent
Cymbium
+
General shape
stout
elongated
Scopula length
moderate or short (covering less than distal 1/2 of dorsal cymbium)
Tegulum
+
Apophyses
median apophysis
General shape
rounded
elongated
Shape of proximal half
proximal tegulum lobe present
proximal tegulum lobe as such absent
proximal tegulum lobe absent
Median hematodocha - presence
present
Terminal hematodocha - presence
present
Embolus
+
Shape
wrapped < 1 around bulbus
wrapped > 1 around bulbus
circular curved
short chisel-like
bent counterclockwise
Legs
+
I & II general size rel.
Leg I much longer than leg II
Tarsal Claws
I: present
II: present
III: present
IV: present
Peculiarities
without peculiarities
with fringe hairs on tibiae and metatarsi of leg III (and legs I-II; but there maybe less distinct)
Femur I
with stridulatory spines
Patella I
with medioapical spine/seta
Tibia I
Heavily fringed
enlarged
Tarsus I
tarsal claws without teeth
tarsal claws with short teeth
tarsal claws with long teeth
scopula hair field enlarged
Tarsus II
scopula hair field enlarged
Opisthosoma
+
General shape
very elongated
lateral enhanced
Surface
with iridescent scale hairs
Scutum
present dorsal
Distribution
+
Geographical Distribution
Europe
South America
North America
Afrika
Eastern Europe & Asia
Australia & South Pacific
Middle East
FEMALES
Body
+
Habitus
spider-like
ant-like
beetle-like
pseudoscorpion-like
scorpion-like
fly-like
Markings
dark or bright horizontal stripes
dark or bright vertical stripes
Opistosoma with dark or bright spots
basic colouring dark
basic colouring bright
integument constitution
covered by clavate setae
Carapace
+
Height
relative high
relative low
Length
longer than wide
Cephalic area
ratio length : thoracic area > 0.5
ratio length : thoracic area = 1 : 1
ratio length : thoracic area < 0.5
basic colouring dark
basic colouring bright
Ocular area
basic coloring bright
basic coloring dark
with low median prominence
Thoracic area
basic coloring dark
basic coloring bright
with marked depression in foveal region
Thoracic fovea
long
short
absent
Thoracic furrow
deep, clearely exposed
Clypeus
+
Ø AME - height Clypeus
Clypeus very small, almost noneexistent
Ø AME : height Clypeus : > 2:1
Chelicera
+
Base furrow teeth number retromarginal
without any teeth
unidentat
pluridentat
fissidentat with fusioned teeth
Base furrow teeth number promarginal
unidentat
pluridentat
Base anterio-medio-distal lobe presence
present
Base furrow teeth shape-size promarginal
very small
Base furrow teeth shape-size retromarginal
very small
Claw length
short
medium sized
Eyes
+
Number eye rows
three
four
AER
dorsal edge straight
dorsal edge procurve
dorsal edge recurve
PER
equidistant between anterior and posterior margin of carapace
PER - AER width
PER < AER
AME
separated of each other
touch each other
ALE
separated from AME
touching AME
PME
large, app. 1/3 smaller as ALE
small, < 1/3 as ALE
closer to ALE than to PLE
equidistant between ALE & PLE
PLE
PLE < ALE
PLE = ALE
PLE > ALE
Labium
+
Length
longer than wide
wider than long
Sternum
+
Length : width ratio
< 2 : 1
> 2 : 1
Structure
with conical prominence
Anterior border
narrower than Labium
equal as Labium
wider than Labium
Shape
shield-shaped
Palp
+
Gnathocoxa
Serrula present
Legs
+
I & II general size rel.
Leg I much longer than leg II
Tarsal Claws
I: present
II: present
III: present
IV: present
Peculiarities
without peculiarities
with fringe hairs on tibiae and metatarsi of leg III (and legs I-II; but there maybe less distinct)
Femur I
with stridulatory spines
Patella I
with medioapical spine/seta
Tibia I
Heavily fringed
enlarged
Tarsus I
tarsal claws without teeth
tarsal claws with short teeth
tarsal claws with long teeth
scopula hair field enlarged
Tarsus II
scopula hair field enlarged
Opisthosoma
+
General shape
very elongated
Surface
with iridescent scale hairs
Scutum
present dorsal
Epigyne
+
Field - presence
present
absent
Field - width
(slightly) longer than broad
broader than long
clearly broader than long
Window - presence
present
absent, instead other structures appear, e.g. more or less helical structures
Copulatory opening - location
located in anterior half of epigyne
located centrally or more or less centrally in epigyne
located in posterior half of epigyne
Vulva
+
primary spermatheca - shape
round
slightly elongated, anteriorly converging (drop-shaped)
elongated sac-like
transversal oval
diagonal oval
primary spermatheca - position
(all parts) clearly anterior of secondary spermatheca (in dorsal view with gap between the two)
anteriorly in line with secondary spermatheca (may reaching further posteriorly than secondary spermatheca)
(all parts) clearly posterior of secondary spermatheca (in dorsal view with [clearly recognisable] gap between the two)
(main parts) posterior of secondary spermatheca (in dorsal view without gap between the two; may touching each other)
no statement possible (e.g. because secondary spermatheca missing)
secondary spermatheca - presence
present
absent (at least not recognisable as such; spermathecal heads may be located on a slightly widened section of the copulatory duct)
secondary spermatheca - shape
(approximately) round
kidney-shaped
"volumnious crescent"-shaped
drop-shaped
longitudinally oval
transversally oval
different
secondary spermatheca - visibility
visible through cuticle of the epigyne
Distribution
+
Geographical Distribution
Europe
South America
North America
Afrika
Eastern Europe & Asia
Australia & South Pacific
Middle East
Anatomical/Morphological characters are used conforming to the Spider Anatomy Ontology whenever possible (Ramírez & Michalik 2019 – Diversity 11: 1–9.)
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The Key ist very fragmentic at the moment and only some genera like
Corythalia
show all possibilities of the matrix based key. Possibly a future project to add traits for genera and species for more taxa - system is ready for that ;-).
