Okinawicius Prószyński, 2016

Wang, Cheng, Mi, Xiaoqi, Li, Shuqiang & Xu, Xiang, 2024, Taxonomic notes of jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae) from Guangxi, Hainan, Sichuan, Xizang and Yunnan, China, ZooKeys 1221, pp. 205-277 : 205-277

Genus Okinawicius Prószyński, 2016

Okinawicius Prószyński, 2016: 22.

Nepalicius Prószyński, 2016: 21. Syn. nov.

Type species.

Pseudicius okinawaensis Prószyński, 1992 ; type locality Okinawa.

Diagnosis and description.

See Prószyński (2016).

Composition.

This genus currently includes 12 species: Okinawicius daitaricus ( Prószyński, 1992) (♀); O. daoxianensis (Peng, Gong & Kim, 2000) , comb. nov. (♂); O. delesserti (Caporiacco, 1941) (♂); O. modestus (Simon, 1885) (♀); O. nepalicus ( Andreeva, Hęciak & Prószyński, 1984) , comb. nov. (♂ ♀); O. okinawaensis ( Prószyński, 1992) (♀); O. seychellensis (Wanless, 1984) , comb. nov. (♂ ♀); O. sheherezadae (Prószyński, 1989) (♀); O. shirinae (Prószyński, 1989) (♂); O. sindbadi (Prószyński, 1989) (♂); O. tekdi Tripathi & Kulkarni, 2024 (♂ ♀); O. tokaraensis ( Bohdanowicz & Prószyński, 1987) (♂ ♀).

Comments.

Both Nepalicius and Okinawicius were described by Prószyński (2016). They are considered to be congeneric because the newly discovered females of N. nepalicus (the generotype of Nepalicius ) share consistent habitus and epigyne with O. okinawaensis (the generotype of Okinawicius , known only from females), especially the copulatory ducts that form several coils in a plane almost perpendicular to the vertical axis. Thus, Nepalicius is proposed as a synonym of Okinawicius . We act as First Revisor per ICZN (1999). Okinawicius daoxianensis (Peng, Gong & Kim, 2000) , comb. nov. is transferred due to it having the round tegulum encircled by embolus and with dorsal ramus of retrolateral tibial apophysis reduced to a triangular protuberance, which is consistent with O. nepalicus . As Yang et al. (2024) mentioned, some Afraflacilla species, only known by males, may also belong to Okinawicius . Moreover, the relationship between Okinawicius and Afraflacilla also needs further attention.