Salticinae: Salticoida: Astioida: Viciriini: Simaethina

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 13 genera:

Flacillula, Heratemita, Iona, Irura, Ligurra, Mantius, Phyaces, Poecilorchestes, Porius, Simaetha, Simaethula, Stertinius, Uroballus,

Genus Flacillula with 10 species:

albofrenata (SIMON, 1905), dothalugala BOPEARACHCHI & BENJAMIN, 2021, ellaensis BOPEARACHCHI & BENJAMIN, 2021, henryi BOPEARACHCHI & BENJAMIN, 2021, hodgsoni BOPEARACHCHI & BENJAMIN, 2021, incognita ŻABKA, 1985, johnstoni BOPEARACHCHI & BENJAMIN, 2021, lubrica (SIMON, 1901), naipauli BOPEARACHCHI & BENJAMIN, 2021, piyasenai BOPEARACHCHI & BENJAMIN, 2021,

Type species: Flacillula lubrica (♂) (SIMON, 1901)



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Genus Heratemita with 3 species:

alboplagiata (SIMON, 1899), chrysozona (SIMON, 1899), tenenbaumi PRÓSZYŃSKI & DEELEMAN-REINHOLD, 2012,

Type species: Heratemita chrysozona (♂,♀) (SIMON, 1899)



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Genus Iona with 4 species:

minuta (BERLAND, 1929), nigrovittata (KEYSERLING, 1882), nitens (BERRY, BEATTY & PRÓSZYŃSKI, 1997), opelli (BERRY, BEATTY & PRÓSZYŃSKI, 1997),

Type species: Iona nigrovittata (♀) (KEYSERLING, 1882)



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Genus Irura with 22 species:

bicolor ŻABKA, 1985, bidenticulata GUO, ZHANG & ZHU, 2011, hamatapophysis (PENG & YIN, 1991), johnmurphyi LOGUNOV, 2022, liae WANG & LI, 2022, longiochelicera (PENG & YIN, 1991), lvshilinensis WANG & LI, 2020, mandarina SIMON, 1902, mii WANG & LI, 2022, montiformis GAN, WANG & PENG, 2017, onoi (PRÓSZYŃSKI & DEELEMAN-REINHOLD, 2013), pengi GUO, ZHANG & ZHU, 2011, prima (ŻABKA, 1985), pulchra PECKHAM & PECKHAM, 1901, pygaea (THORELL, 1891), shendurney ASIMA, CALEB & PRASAD, 2024, trigonapophysis (PENG & YIN, 1991), uniprocessa MI & WANG, 2016, yinae GAN, WANG & PENG, 2017, yueluensis (PENG & YIN, 1991), yunnanensis (PENG & YIN, 1991), zhangae GAN, WANG & PENG, 2017,

Type species: Irura pulchra (♀) PECKHAM & PECKHAM, 1901



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Genus Ligurra with 4 species:

aheneola (SIMON, 1885), latidens (DOLESCHALL, 1859), moniensis PRÓSZYŃSKI & DEELEMAN-REINHOLD, 2010, severa (PECKHAM & PECKHAM, 1901),

Type species: Ligurra latidens (♂,♀) (DOLESCHALL, 1859)



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Genus Mantius with 5 species:

armipotens PECKHAM & PECKHAM, 1907, difficilis PECKHAM & PECKHAM, 1907, frontosus (SIMON, 1899), ravidus (SIMON, 1899), russatus THORELL, 1881,

Type species: Mantius russatus (♀) THORELL, 1881



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Genus Phyaces with 1 species:

comosus SIMON, 1902,

Type species: Phyaces comosus (♂,♀) SIMON, 1902



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Genus Poecilorchestes with 3 species:

decoratus SIMON, 1902, logunovi PRÓSZYŃSKI & DEELEMAN-REINHOLD, 2013, zhengi WANG & LI, 2021,

Type species: Poecilorchestes decoratus (♂,♀) SIMON, 1902



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Genus Porius with 2 species:

decempunctatus (SZOMBATHY, 1915), papuanus (THORELL, 1881),

Type species: Porius papuanus (♀) (THORELL, 1881)



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Genus Simaetha with 27 species:

almadenensis ŻABKA, 1994, atypica ŻABKA, 1994, broomei ŻABKA, 1994, chelicerata (SZOMBATHY, 1915), cheni WANG & LI, 2021, cingulata (KARSCH, 1891), colemani ŻABKA, 1994, damongpalaya BARRION & LITSINGER, 1995, deelemanae ZHANG, SONG & LI, 2003, fissidens (KEYSERLING, 1882), furiosa (HOGG, 1919), gongi PENG, GONG & KIM, 2000, huigang WANG & LI, 2022, knowlesi ŻABKA, 1994, laminata (KARSCH, 1891), laticeps (STRAND, 1911), leucomelas (THORELL, 1891), makinanga BARRION & LITSINGER, 1995, menglun WANG & LI, 2020, paetula (KEYSERLING, 1882), papuana ŻABKA, 1994, pengi WANG & LI, 2020, reducta (KARSCH, 1891), robustior (KEYSERLING, 1882), tenuidens (KEYSERLING, 1882), tenuior (KEYSERLING, 1882), thoracica THORELL, 1881,

Type species: Simaetha thoracica (♂,♀) THORELL, 1881



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Genus Simaethula with 7 species:

aurata (L. KOCH, 1879), auronitens (L. KOCH, 1879), chalcops SIMON, 1909, janthina SIMON, 1902, mutica SZOMBATHY, 1915, opulenta (L. KOCH, 1879), violacea (L. KOCH, 1879),

Type species: Simaethula janthina (♀) SIMON, 1902



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Genus Stertinius with 16 species:

borneensis LOGUNOV, 2018, capucinus SIMON, 1902, cyprius MERIAN, 1911, dentichelis SIMON, 1890, donglinsiensis WANG, MI & PENG, 2023, fanjingensis WANG, MI, IRFAN & PENG, 2020, kumadai LOGUNOV, IKEDA & ONO, 1997, liqingae WANG, MI & LI, 2024, logunovi WANG, MI & PENG, 2023, magnificus MERIAN, 1911, niger MERIAN, 1911, nobilis (THORELL, 1890), patellaris SIMON, 1902, pilipes SIMON, 1902, ryukyuensis SUGURO, 2020, splendens SIMON, 1902,

Type species: Stertinius dentichelis (♂) SIMON, 1890



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Genus Uroballus with 7 species:

carlei LOGUNOV & OBENAUER, 2019, henicurus SIMON, 1902, kinabalu LOGUNOV, 2018, koponeni LOGUNOV, 2014, nazirwanii PRAJAPATI, MALAMEL & SEBASTIAN, 2020, octovittatus SIMON, 1902, peckhami ŻABKA, 1985,

Type species: Uroballus octovittatus (♂,♀) SIMON, 1902



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