Five New and Four Newly Recorded Species of Jumping Spiders from Taiwan (Araneae: Salticidae)
Xian-Jin Peng, I-Min Tso and Shu-Qiang Li (2002) The present paper deals with 9 species of jumping spiders collected from various areas of Taiwan. Among them, five species are new to science: Sitticus wuae sp. nov., Synagelides palpaloides sp. nov., Wanlessia denticulata sp. nov., Yaginumaella lobata sp. nov., and Zebraplatys bulbus sp. nov. The other 4 species are new record species to Taiwan: Siler cupreus Simon, 1899, Synagelides palpalis Zabka, 1985, Harmochirus branchiatus Thorell, 1877, and Ptocasius strupifer Simon, 1901. Except for Sitticus, all genera are reported from Taiwan for the first time. Detailed morphological characteristics are given. The current documented number of Taiwanese salticid diversity is increased to 18 genera and 27 species.
Keywords
Sitticus, Synagelides, Wanlessia, Yaginumaella, Zebraplatys.
