World Spider Catalog

Salticidae Blackwall, 1841

Family | ACCEPTED

N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Lyssomanidae Blackwall, 1877 by Galiano, 1976b: 67; for illustrations of scale morphology of about 60 species, see Hill, 1979; for the phylogeny within the family see Maddison & Hedin, 2003b, Maddison, 2015, Maddison et al., 2017, Prószyński, 2017b and Zhang et al., 2024f; the subfamilies Asemoneinae Maddison, 2015, Eupoinae Maddison, 2015, Hisponinae Simon 1901, Lyssomaninae, Onomastinae Maddison, 2015, Salticinae and Spartaeinae Wanless, 1984 are confirmed by Zhang et al., 2024f: 347.

Gen. Thiratoscirtus Simon, 1886 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:03271

type Thiratoscirtus patagonicus Simon, 1886; gender masculine

N.B.: Theratoscirtus is an unjustified emendation by Simon, 1903a: 738.

Transferred to other genera:

Thiratoscirtus affinis Caporiacco, 1954 -- see Eustiromastix

Thiratoscirtus lamboji Seiter & Wesołowska, 2015 -- see Quadrica

Thiratoscirtus mirabilis Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2011 -- see Lictor

Thiratoscirtus perspicuus Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2013 -- see Lictor

Thiratoscirtus riojanus Mello-Leitão, 1941 -- see Aphirape

Thiratoscirtus tentativus (Szűts & Jocqué, 2001) -- see Lictor

Thiratoscirtus africanus Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024 | | Gabon, Uganda urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:062003

Thiratoscirtus africanus Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024: 127, f. 82A-G, 83A-D (Dmf) Original description

Thiratoscirtus alveolus Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2011 | | Nigeria urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044536

Thiratoscirtus alveolus Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2011: 599, f. 167-169 (Df) Original description

Thiratoscirtus arbustorum Wesołowska, Russell-Smith & Danflous, 2026 | | Central African Rep. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:066650

Thiratoscirtus arbustorum Wesołowska, Russell-Smith & Danflous, 2026: 42, f. 34A-E, 35A-D, 36A-E (Dmf) Original description

Thiratoscirtus atakpa Wesołowska & Edwards, 2012 | | Nigeria urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045719

Thiratoscirtus atakpa Wesołowska & Edwards, 2012: 759, f. 95-96 (Df) Original description

Thiratoscirtus bipaniculus Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2011 | | Nigeria urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044537

Thiratoscirtus bipaniculus Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2011: 600, f. 170-172, 236 (Df) Original description

Thiratoscirtus bwindi Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024 | | Uganda urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:062004

Thiratoscirtus bwindi Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024: 130, f. 84A-D (Df) Original description

Thiratoscirtus capito Simon, 1903 | | West Africa, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036568

Theratoscirtus capito Simon, 1903e: 111 (Dm) Original description

Theratoscirtus capito Simon, 1909f: 435 (Df)

Thiratoscirtus cinctus (Thorell, 1899) | | Cameroon urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036569

Jotus cinctus Thorell, 1899: 101 (Dmf) Original description

Jotus crinitus Simon, 1903a: 729 (lapsus)

Thiratoscirtus cinctus Roewer, 1955c: 1092

Jotus cinctus Prószyński, 1984a: 70 (mf)

Thiratoscirtus clarus Haddad, Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024 | | Mozambique urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:063437

Thiratoscirtus clarus Haddad, Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024: 66, f. 49A-D (Df) Original description

Thiratoscirtus cognatus Wesołowska, Russell-Smith & Danflous, 2026 | | Central African Rep. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:066651

Thiratoscirtus cognatus Wesołowska, Russell-Smith & Danflous, 2026: 44, f. 37A-D, 38A-D (Dm) Original description

Thiratoscirtus efik Wesołowska & Edwards, 2012 | | Nigeria urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045720

Thiratoscirtus efik Wesołowska & Edwards, 2012: 760, f. 97-99 (Dm) Original description

Thiratoscirtus elgonensis Dawidowicz & Wesołowska, 2016 | | Uganda, Kenya urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048736

Thiratoscirtus elgonensis Dawidowicz & Wesołowska, 2016: 456, f. 82-87, 111-114 (Dmf) Original description

Thiratoscirtus elgonensis Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024: 132, f. 85A-B (f)

Thiratoscirtus fuscorufescens Strand, 1906 | | Cameroon urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036570

Theratoscirtus fusco-rufescens Strand, 1906h: 100, f. 3 (Dm) Original description

Thiratoscirtus gambari Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2011 | | Ivory Coast urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044538

Thiratoscirtus gambari Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2011: 601, f. 173-179, 250 (Dm; f see Lictor pavidus) Original description

Thiratoscirtus gibbosus (Wesołowska & Edwards, 2012) | | Nigeria, Central African Rep. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045714

Bacelarella gibbosa Wesołowska & Edwards, 2012: 735, f. 5-11, 111-113 (Dmf) Original description

Thiratoscirtus gibbosus Wesołowska, Russell-Smith & Danflous, 2026: 46, f. 39A-D, 40A-C (m, T from Bacelarella)

Thiratoscirtus gimoi Haddad, Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024 | | Mozambique urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:063438

Thiratoscirtus gimoi Haddad, Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024: 68, f. 50A-F (Df) Original description

Thiratoscirtus harpago Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2011 | | Nigeria urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044539

Thiratoscirtus harpago Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2011: 601, f. 185-187 (Dm) Original description

Thiratoscirtus iucundus Wesołowska, Russell-Smith & Danflous, 2026 | | Central African Rep. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:066652

Thiratoscirtus iucundus Wesołowska, Russell-Smith & Danflous, 2026: 47, f. 41A-D (Df) Original description

Thiratoscirtus iyomii Pett, 2024 | | DR Congo urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059672

Thiratoscirtus iyomii Pett in Pett, Iyomi & Mbende, 2024: 156, f. 1-10 (Dmf) Original description

Thiratoscirtus kalisia Pett, 2024 | | DR Congo urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059673

Thiratoscirtus kalisia Pett in Pett, Iyomi & Mbende, 2024: 159, f. 11-16 (Df) Original description

Thiratoscirtus khonvoum Pett, 2024 | | DR Congo urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059674

Thiratoscirtus khonvoum Pett in Pett, Iyomi & Mbende, 2024: 159, f. 17-22 (Df) Original description

Thiratoscirtus lativittatus Wesołowska & Henrard, 2025 | | Guinea urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:066127

Thiratoscirtus lativittatus Wesołowska & Henrard, 2025: 890, f. 78A-D (Df) Original description

Thiratoscirtus magnus Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024 | | Uganda urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:062005

Thiratoscirtus magnus Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024: 133, f. 86A-E (Df) Original description

Thiratoscirtus mastigophorus Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2013 | | Congo urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:046090

Thiratoscirtus mastigophorus Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2013a: 252, f. 1-13 (Dmf) Original description

Thiratoscirtus minimus Dawidowicz & Wesołowska, 2016 | | Kenya urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048737

Thiratoscirtus minimus Dawidowicz & Wesołowska, 2016: 458, f. 88-90, 115-116 (Dmf) Original description

Thiratoscirtus molongo Wesołowska, Russell-Smith & Danflous, 2026 | | Central African Rep. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:066653

Thiratoscirtus molongo Wesołowska, Russell-Smith & Danflous, 2026: 48, f. 42A-D (Df) Original description

Thiratoscirtus monstrum Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2011 | | Nigeria urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044541

Thiratoscirtus monstrum Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2011: 604, f. 193-195, 253 (Df) Original description

Thiratoscirtus niveimanus Simon, 1886 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036571

Thiratoscirtus niveimanus Simon, 1886h: 561 (Dm) Original description

Thiratoscirtus oberleuthneri Seiter & Wesołowska, 2015 | | Central African Rep., Gabon urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:047879

Thiratoscirtus oberleuthneri Seiter & Wesołowska, 2015: 2, f. 1A-C, 2A-D (Dm) Original description

Thiratoscirtus oberleuthneri Wesołowska, Russell-Smith & Danflous, 2026: 49, f. 43A-D (Df)

Thiratoscirtus obesus Wesołowska & Wiśniewski, 2023 | | Central African Rep., Gabon urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059235

Thiratoscirtus obesus Wesołowska & Wiśniewski, 2023: 383, f. 8A-C (Df) Original description

Thiratoscirtus obudu Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2011 | | Nigeria urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044542

Thiratoscirtus obudu Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2011: 606, f. 196-198, 254-255 (Dm) Original description

Thiratoscirtus occidentalis Wesołowska, 2025 | | Togo urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:066625

Thiratoscirtus occidentalis Wesołowska, 2025: 53, f. 4A-F (Df) Original description

Thiratoscirtus patagonicus Simon, 1886 | | Cameroon, Central African Rep., DR Congo, Uganda urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036572 TYPE SPECIES

Thiratoscirtus patagonicus Simon, 1886h: 560, f. 1 (Dm; mislabelled as "Argentina" per Prószyński, 2017b: 107 and Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024: 136) Original description

Theratoscirtus patagonicus Simon, 1903a: 739, f. 855-857 (m)

Theratoscirtus patagonicus Galiano, 1963a: 457, pl. 39, f. 11-14 (m)

Thiratoscirtus patagonicus Prószyński, 2017b: 107, f. 47T, 48U (mf)

Thiratoscirtus patagonicus Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024: 134, f. 87A-E (m, Df)

Thiratoscirtus patagonicus Wesołowska, Russell-Smith & Danflous, 2026: 50, f. 44A-B (f)

Thiratoscirtus procerus Wesołowska & Edwards, 2012 | | Nigeria urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045721

Thiratoscirtus procerus Wesołowska & Edwards, 2012: 761, f. 100-101, 130 (Df) Original description

Thiratoscirtus procerus Prószyński, 2017b: 107, f. 47U (f)

Thiratoscirtus remyi (Berland & Millot, 1941) | | Guinea urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:035697

Pochyta (Pochytoides) remyi Berland & Millot, 1941: 364, f. 64C (Df) Original description

Thiratoscirtus (?) remyi Wesołowska, 2018a: 24, f. 16 (f, T from Pochyta)

Thiratoscirtus seringbarensis Wesołowska & Henrard, 2025 | | Guinea urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:066128

Thiratoscirtus seringbarensis Wesołowska & Henrard, 2025: 892, f. 79A-D (Dm) Original description

Thiratoscirtus silvestris Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2022 | | Guinea, Ivory Coast urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:056044

Thiratoscirtus silvestris Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2022: 110, f. 66A-E, 67A-F (Dmf) Original description

Thiratoscirtus silvestris Wesołowska & Henrard, 2025: 893, f. 80A-C (f)

Thiratoscirtus similis Wesołowska & Henrard, 2025 | | Guinea urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:066129

Thiratoscirtus similis Wesołowska & Henrard, 2025: 893, f. 81A-F (Dm) Original description

Thiratoscirtus spinifer Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024 | | Uganda urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:062006

Thiratoscirtus spinifer Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024: 136, f. 88A-G, 89A-C (Dm) Original description

Thiratoscirtus tenuis Wesołowska & Wiśniewski, 2023 | | Gabon, Uganda, Burundi, Mozambique urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059236

Thiratoscirtus tenuis Wesołowska & Wiśniewski, 2023: 384, f. 9A-E, 10A-E (Dm) Original description

Thiratoscirtus tibialis Wesołowska & Henrard, 2025 | | Guinea urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:066130

Thiratoscirtus tibialis Wesołowska & Henrard, 2025: 894, f. 82A-F, 83A-D (Dm) Original description

Thiratoscirtus torquatus Simon, 1903 | | Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Rep. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036573

Theratoscirtus torquatus Simon, 1903e: 112 (Dm) Original description

Thiratoscirtus torquatus Wesołowska & Edwards, 2012: 762, f. 102-107, 131 (m, Df)

Thiratoscirtus torquatus Wesołowska, Russell-Smith & Danflous, 2026: 51, f. 45A-E, 46A-E (mf)

Thiratoscirtus versicolor Simon, 1902 | | Sierra Leone urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036574

Thiratoscirtus versicolor Simon, 1902a: 416 (Dm) Original description

Thiratoscirtus vilis Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2011 | | Nigeria, Central African Rep., Gabon? urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044543

Thiratoscirtus vilis Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2011: 606, f. 199-200, 256 (Df) Original description

Thiratoscirtus vilis Wesołowska, Russell-Smith & Danflous, 2026: 52, f. 47A-F, 48A-E (Dm, f)

Thiratoscirtus yorubanus Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2011 | | Nigeria urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044544

Thiratoscirtus yorubanus Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2011: 607, f. 201-204 (Dm) Original description