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Salticidae Cytaea

Cytaea dispalans (Thorell, 1892)

Iridescent Emerald jumper

This striking species can be recognised readily by the iridescent scale-like setae that decorate the dorsum and the ocular area.

In the male, metallic green setae cover its legs, dorsum and carapace which is further decorated with bands of white setae on the dorsal surface and margins.

The median area in the female’s dorsum is covered by golden setae, accented by a pair of black brackets interrupted by short white bars, like a pair of raccoon tails.

Length♀ 6 mm; ♂ 5 mm.
HabitatFoliage in secondary forest.
Type LocalityJava, Indonesia.
DistributionIndonesia (Java, West Nusa Tenggara), Malaysia (Sabah), Myanmar, Singapore.

Taxonomy

Type Depositories

  1. Holotype

    Swedish Museum of Natural History (Naturhistoriska riksmuseet), Stockholm (NHRS), Sweden; ♂ (KAS119) (Patoleta & Trębicki, 2015)

  2. Holotype

    Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (MNHN), Paris, France; ♂ (20096) of Cytaea aenoemicans (Patoleta & Trębicki, 2015)

  3. Lectotype

    Swedish Museum of Natural History (Naturhistoriska riksmuseet), Stockholm (NHRS), Sweden; ♂ (KAS118) of Cytaea guentheri (Patoleta & Trębicki, 2015)

  4. Syntype(s)

    Zoological Museum of Uppsala University (ZMUU/UUZM), Uppsala, Sweden; 1♂ (1809 coll. Thorell) of Cytaea guentheri (Prószyński & Żabka, 1983)

Taxonomic references

  1. Hasarius dispalans (Original description ♂)

    Thorell, 1892a Studi sui ragni Malesi e Papuani: 477

  2. Cytaea guentheri (Original description ♂)

    Thorell, 1895b Descriptive catalogue of the spiders of Burma, based upon the collection made by Eugene W. Oates and preserved in the British Museum: 388 doi:10.5962/bhl.title.17492

  3. Cytaea aeneomicans (Original description ♂)

    Simon, 1902d Description d'arachnides nouveaux de la famille des Salticidae (Attidae) (suite): 393

  4. Hasarius dispalans (nicht zu deuten = nomen dubium)

    Roewer, 1955c Katalog der Araneae von 1758 bis 1940, bzw. 1954. 2. Band, Abt. a (Lycosaeformia, Dionycha [excl. Salticiformia]). 2. Band, Abt. b (Salticiformia, Cribellata) (Synonyma-Verzeichnis, Gesamtindex): 1523

  5. Cytaea guentheri (♂)

    Prószyński & Żabka, 1983 Genus Tomocyrba (Aranei, Salticidae)-hypothetic survivor of the amber fauna: 577, f. 16

  6. Cytaea dispalans (♂, Synonym of Cytaea aeneomicans and C. guentheri)

    Patoleta & Trębicki, 2015 Redescription of some poorly known species of Cytaea Keyserling, 1882 (Araneae: Salticidae), with new synonymies: 556, f. 1-17 doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3949.4.5

Distribution of Cytaea dispalans (Thorell, 1892)

Indonesia (Java, West Nusa Tenggara), Malaysia (Sabah), Myanmar, Singapore.

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