Jumping spiders from Mkomazi Game Reserve in Tanzania (Araneae Salticidae)

Taxonomic revision and phylogenetic hypothesis for the jumping spider subfamily Ballinae (Araneae, Salticidae)

“…Length of the embolus: (0) Short and stout, less than one spiral (Figs 5A–F, 7A, B); (1) one spiral but less than two (Figs 8A–D, 11B, C, 15A, B, 24A, 28B, 31A–D, 38D, E, 42A, B, 45A, B); (2) more than two spirals (Figs 48A, B, 49A, B, 52A, B, 55A, B, 57A–C, 58A, C, D; Wesolowska & Russell‐Smith, 2000: figs 172−174).…”

“…Their concept of ‘Marenginae’ included all African genera treated in this study, except for Ballus and the related genus Pachyballus (represented by Ballus chalybeius and B. segmentatus in my cladistic analysis). In this study I suggest that they should be included in Ballinae. Length of the embolus: (0) Short and stout, less than one spiral (Figs 5A–F, 7A, B); (1) one spiral but less than two (Figs 8A–D, 11B, C, 15A, B, 24A, 28B, 31A–D, 38D, E, 42A, B, 45A, B); (2) more than two spirals (Figs 48A, B, 49A, B, 52A, B, 55A, B, 57A–C, 58A, C, D; Wesolowska & Russell‐Smith, 2000: figs 172−174). Path of the sperm duct: (0) C‐shaped (Figs 5A–F, 11B, C, 17A, 21B, C, 25A, 31A–D, 45A, B, G, H, 60B, C, 65B, C, E, F, 68E, F); (1) S‐shaped (Figs 38D, E, 41E, F, 42A, B, 48A, B, 49A, B, 55A, B, 57A, B; Wesolowska & Russell‐Smith, 2000: figs 172−174). Proximal end of embolus modified to a possible pseudo‐conductor: (0) absent; (1) present. This modification of the proximal part of the embolus, termed the pseudo‐conductor (pc), is reported for the first time in this study.…”

“…Path of the sperm duct: (0) C‐shaped (Figs 5A–F, 11B, C, 17A, 21B, C, 25A, 31A–D, 45A, B, G, H, 60B, C, 65B, C, E, F, 68E, F); (1) S‐shaped (Figs 38D, E, 41E, F, 42A, B, 48A, B, 49A, B, 55A, B, 57A, B; Wesolowska & Russell‐Smith, 2000: figs 172−174).…”

New chrysilline and aelurilline jumping spiders from Pakistan (Araneae, Salticidae)

“…The epigynum of S.mardanicus resembles that of the African Stenaelurillusmirabilis Wesołowska and Russell-Smith, 2000, with copulatory ducts relatively short, running from the small anteriorly-placed copulatory to join the spermathecae toward their posterior end (Figs 24, 25). S.mirabilis differs, however, in having a long pocket along the posterior margin (Wesołowska and Russell-Smith 2000). …”

Further notes on the Harmochireae of Africa (Araneae, Salticidae, Pelleninae)

“…All measurements are in mm. (Lucas, 1846)Mainly based on the works by Logunov (1996Logunov ( , 2001, with subsequent contributions by Jastrzębski (2007), Ledoux (2007), Logunov and Guseinov (2002), Prószyński (2003), Song et al (2001), Wesołowska andvan Harten (2002, 2007), Wesołowska and Russell-Smith (2000), Wesołowska and Tomasiewicz (2008), Xiao and Wang (2005), Wesołowska and Haddad (2009), and present data. Abbreviation (TL) means that the species is known only from the type locality.…”