Taxonomic revision of Anicius Chamberlin, 1925 (Araneae: Salticidae), with five new species of jumping spiders from Mexico

Abstract

Anicius Chamberlin, 1925 is a monotypic genus and only the male of A. dolius Chamberlin, 1925 has been described. Herein the genus is revised and the female of the type species is described for the first time; new distribution records are also provided for this species. Five new species from Mexico are described based on males and females: Anicius chiapanecus sp. nov., Anicius cielito sp. nov., Anicius faunus sp. nov., Anicius grisae sp. nov., and Anicius maddisoni sp. nov. A key for identification of males and females is given, as well as a map with distribution records of the six species.

New Distributional Records of Phidippus (Araneae: Salticidae) for Baja California and Mexico: An Integrative Approach

“…The male and female adult genitalia were dissected and examined under a stereoscope and immersed in 96% alcohol to determine the species. The epigynes were previously cleared following the protocol proposed by Guerrero-Fuentes and Francke [25] but omitting the steps involving hydrochloric and glacial acetic acid. Digital photos of selected jumping spiders were taken using a LUMIX DFC490 camera mounted on a Nikon Z16 APO-A stereo microscope.…”