Salticinae: Salticoida: Marpissoida: Ballini

Classification follows:
MADDISON (2015): A phylogenetic classification of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae). Journal of Arachnology 43(3): 231-292.

MADDISON, W. P. & SZÜTS, T. (2019). Myrmarachnine jumping spiders of the new subtribe Levieina from Papua New Guinea (Araneae, Salticidae, Myrmarachnini). ZooKeys 842: 85-112

MADDISON, W. P., MADDISON, D. R., DERKARABETIAN, S. & HEDIN, M. (2020): Sitticine jumping spiders: phylogeny, classification, andchromosomes (Araneae, Salticidae, Sitticini). ZooKeys 925: 1-54

Includes 22 genera:

Afromarengo, Ballagascar, Ballus, Colaxes, Copocrossa, Cynapes, Goleta, Indomarengo, Leikung, Mantisatta, Marengo, Mondeku, Oviballus, Pachyballus, Padilla, Pengmarengo, Peplometus, Philates, Planamarengo, Propiomarengo, Tenuiballus, Wandawe,

Genus Afromarengo with 5 species:

coriacea (SIMON, 1900), ghanaensis AZARKINA & HADDAD, 2020, kibonotensis (LESSERT, 1925), lyrifera (WANLESS, 1978), ugandensis AZARKINA & HADDAD, 2020,

Type species: Afromarengo coriacea (♂,♀) (SIMON, 1900)



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Genus Ballagascar with 1 species:

insularis (PECKHAM & PECKHAM, 1885),

Type species: Ballagascar insularis (♂,♀) (PECKHAM & PECKHAM, 1885)



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Genus Ballus with 18 species:

annulipes (LATREILLE, 1819), armadillo (SIMON, 1871), biimpressus (DOLESCHALL, 1852), brevipes (HAHN, 1832), chalybeius (WALCKENAER, 1802), depressus poecilopus FÖRSTER & BERTKAU, 1883, heterophtalmus (WIDER, 1834), japonicus SAITO, 1939, obscurus (BLACKWALL, 1850), piger O. PICKARD-CAMBRIDGE, 1876, quinquefoveolatus (DOLESCHALL, 1852), rufipes (SIMON, 1868), segmentatus SIMON, 1900, seguipes (SIMON, 1868), sellatus SIMON, 1900, suralis (C. L. KOCH, 1837), tabupumensis PETRUNKEVITCH, 1914, variegatus SIMON, 1876,

Type species: Ballus chalybeius (♂,♀) (WALCKENAER, 1802)



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Genus Colaxes with 5 species:

cibagou WANG, MI & LI, 2024, horton BENJAMIN, 2004, nitidiventris SIMON, 1900, sazailus PAUL, PRAJAPATI, JOSEPH & SEBASTIAN, 2020, wanlessi BENJAMIN, 2004,

Type species: Colaxes nitidiventris (♂) SIMON, 1900



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Genus Copocrossa with 3 species:

harpina SIMON, 1903, politiventris SIMON, 1901, tenuilineata (SIMON, 1900),

Type species: Copocrossa tenuilineata (♀) (SIMON, 1900)



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Genus Cynapes with 4 species:

baptizatus (BUTLER, 1876), canosus SIMON, 1900, lineatus (VINSON, 1863), wrighti (BLACKWALL, 1877),

Type species: Cynapes wrighti (♂,♀) (BLACKWALL, 1877)



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Genus Goleta with 2 species:

peckhami SIMON, 1900, workmani (PECKHAM & PECKHAM, 1885),

Type species: Goleta workmani (♂,♀) (PECKHAM & PECKHAM, 1885)



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Genus Indomarengo with 4 species:

chandra BENJAMIN, 2004, chavarapater MALAMEL, PRAJAPATI, SUDHIKUMAR & SEBASTIAN, 2019, sarawakensis BENJAMIN, 2004, thomsoni (WANLESS, 1978),

Type species: Indomarengo sarawakensis (♂,♀) BENJAMIN, 2004



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Genus Leikung with 2 species:

kinabaluensis BENJAMIN, 2004, porosa (WANLESS, 1978),

Type species: Leikung porosa (♂,♀) (WANLESS, 1978)



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Genus Mantisatta with 2 species:

longicauda CUTLER & WANLESS, 1973, trucidans WARBURTON, 1900,

Type species: Mantisatta trucidans (♀) WARBURTON, 1900



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Genus Marengo with 12 species:

batheryensis SUDHIN, NAFIN, BENJAMIN & SUDHIKUMAR, 2019, crassipes PECKHAM & PECKHAM, 1892, deelemanae BENJAMIN, 2004, ganae WANG & LI, 2022, inornata (SIMON, 1900), nitida SIMON, 1900, rattotensis BENJAMIN, 2006, sachintendulkar MALAMEL, PRAJAPATI, SUDHIKUMAR & SEBASTIAN, 2019, striatipes SIMON, 1900, tangi WANG & LI, 2021, zebra SUDHIN, NAFIN, BENJAMIN & SUDHIKUMAR, 2019, zhengi WANG & LI, 2022,

Type species: Marengo crassipes (♂,♀) PECKHAM & PECKHAM, 1892



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Genus Mondeku with 1 species:

albopilosum AZARKINA & HADDAD, 2020,

Type species: Mondeku albopilosum (♂,♀) AZARKINA & HADDAD, 2020



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Genus Oviballus with 1 species:

vidae AZARKINA & HADDAD, 2020,

Type species: Oviballus vidae (♂,♀) AZARKINA & HADDAD, 2020



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Genus Pachyballus with 11 species:

caelestis WESOŁOWSKA, AZARKINA & WISNIEWSKI, 2020, castaneus SIMON, 1900, cordiformis BERLAND & MILLOT, 1941, flavipes SIMON, 1909, flavipes aurantius CAPORIACCO, 1949, gambeyi (SIMON, 1880), miniscutulus WESOŁOWSKA, AZARKINA & WISNIEWSKI, 2020, mombasensis WESOŁOWSKA, AZARKINA & WISNIEWSKI, 2020, ornatus WESOŁOWSKA, AZARKINA & WISNIEWSKI, 2020, transversus SIMON, 1900, variegatus LESSERT, 1925,

Type species: Pachyballus transversus (♂,♀) SIMON, 1900



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Genus Padilla with 20 species:

ambigua LEDOUX, 2007, armata PECKHAM & PECKHAM, 1894, astina ANDRIAMALALA, 2007, boritandroka ANDRIAMALALA, 2007, cornuta (PECKHAM & PECKHAM, 1885), foty ANDRIAMALALA, 2007, graminicola LEDOUX, 2007, griswoldi ANDRIAMALALA, 2007, javana SIMON, 1900, lavatandroka ANDRIAMALALA, 2007, maingoka ANDRIAMALALA, 2007, manjelatra ANDRIAMALALA, 2007, mazavaloha ANDRIAMALALA, 2007, mihaingo ANDRIAMALALA, 2007, mitohy ANDRIAMALALA, 2007, ngeroka ANDRIAMALALA, 2007, ombimanga ANDRIAMALALA, 2007, rhizophorae DIERKENS, 2014, sartor SIMON, 1900, wandae AZARKINA & HADDAD, 2020,

Type species: Padilla armata (♂,♀) PECKHAM & PECKHAM, 1894



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Genus Pengmarengo with 5 species:

chelifer (SIMON, 1900), elongata (PENG & LI, 2002), wengnan (WANG & LI, 2022), yangi WANG & LI, 2022, yui (WANG & LI, 2020),

Type species: Pengmarengo yangi (♂,♀) WANG & LI, 2022



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Genus Peplometus with 5 species:

biscutellatus (SIMON, 1887), chlorophthalmus SIMON, 1900, congoensis WESOŁOWSKA, AZARKINA & WISNIEWSKI, 2020, nimba WESOŁOWSKA, AZARKINA & WISNIEWSKI, 2020, oyo (WESOŁOWSKA & RUSSELL-SMITH, 2011),

Type species: Peplometus biscutellatus (♂,♀) (SIMON, 1887)



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Genus Philates with 10 species:

courti (ŻABKA, 1999), grammicus SIMON, 1900, platnicki (ŻABKA, 1999), proszynskii (ŻABKA, 1999), rafalskii (ŻABKA, 1999), szutsi BENJAMIN, 2004, thaleri BENJAMIN, 2004, variratae (ŻABKA, 1999), zhoui WANG & LI, 2022, zschokkei BENJAMIN, 2004,

Type species: Philates grammicus (♂,♀) SIMON, 1900



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Genus Planamarengo with 3 species:

bimaculata (PECKHAM & PECKHAM, 1903), gatamaiyu AZARKINA & HADDAD, 2020, kenyaensis AZARKINA & HADDAD, 2020,

Type species: Planamarengo bimaculata (♂,♀) (PECKHAM & PECKHAM, 1903)



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Genus Propiomarengo with 2 species:

foordi AZARKINA & HADDAD, 2020, plana (HADDAD & WESOŁOWSKA, 2013),

Type species: Propiomarengo plana (♀) (HADDAD & WESOŁOWSKA, 2013)



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Genus Tenuiballus with 2 species:

coronatus AZARKINA & HADDAD, 2020, minor AZARKINA & HADDAD, 2020,

Type species: Tenuiballus minor (♂) AZARKINA & HADDAD, 2020



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Genus Wandawe with 3 species:

australe AZARKINA & HADDAD, 2020, benjamini (WESOŁOWSKA & HADDAD, 2013), tigrina AZARKINA & HADDAD, 2020,

Type species: Wandawe benjamini (♂,♀) (WESOŁOWSKA & HADDAD, 2013)



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