On the taxonomy of some neotropical species of jumping spiders described by Caporiacco (Araneae, Salticidae)

Abstract

Pseudattulus incertus Caporiacco, 1955 is synonymized with P. kratochvili Caporiacco, 1947 and the male of this species is redescribed. The genus Uspachus Galiano, 1995 is synonymized with Romitia Caporiacco, 1947 and the male of its type species, R. nigra Caporiacco, 1947, is redescribed. The following new combinations are established for the species formerly included in Uspachus: Romitia albipalpis (Taczanowski, 1878), Romitia andina (Taczanowski, 1878), Romitia bahiensis (Galiano, 1995), Romitia colombiana (Galiano, 1995), Romitia juquiaensis (Galiano, 1995), Romitia ministerialis (C.L. Koch, 1846), Romitia misionensis (Galiano, 1995) and Romitia patellaris (Galiano, 1995). The genus Pseudamphidraus Caporiacco, 1947 is synonymized with Noegus Simon, 1900 by transfer of its type species, Noegus niger (Caporiacco, 1947) comb. nov., whose male is herein redescribed. The species Pseudamphidraus variegatus Caporiacco, 1947 and Marma trifidocarinata Caporiacco, 1947 are synonymized with Marma nigritarsis (Simon, 1900).