Dendryphantini, Menge, 1879

Hill, David E., 2021, The Ecuadorean jumping spiders of Andreas Kay (Araneae: Salticidae), Peckhamia 254 (1), pp. 1-19 : 8

Dendryphantini ( Figures 15-20 )

The Dendryphantini are divided into subtribes Synagelina, Itatina, Marpissina and Dendryphantina ( Maddison 2015). Only the Dendryphantina are shown here. This subtribe is well-represented in South America, but has also been very successful in North America (Hill & Edwards 2013) with many species in south to southeast Asia.

Figures

Figure 15. Fritzia muelleri O. Pickard-Cambridge 1879 (Dendryphantina) in nest. Previously this species was reported only from Brazil and Argentina. Like many other Dendryphantina, these spiders build elaborate nests, often with multiple entrances. F. muelleri nests are built directly above the midrib of large leaves, positioned so that streaming rainfall flows directly over the top of the nest, with three (left, right, lower) entrances.

Figure 16. Male (1-3) and female (4-6) Parnaenus cf. cyanidens (C. L. Koch 1846), Dendryphantina. Although this genus has been revised (Scioscia 1997), differences between P. cyanidens and P. metallicus (C. L. Koch 1846) are not clear.

Figure 17. Male Lurio cf. solennis (C. L. Koch 1846), Amazon rainforest (Dendryphantina).

Figure 18. Female Beata Peckham & Peckham 1895 (Dendryphantina). 4, With captured dolichopodid fly.

Figure 19. Member of the Dendryphantina with captured leafhopper.

Figure 20. Female Bryantella Chickering 1946 (Dendryphantina).