Note on Phiale crocuta (Taczanowski, 1879), its distribution and its synonyms (Aranae, Salticidae)

Abstract

?Note on Phiale crocuta (Taczanowski, 1879), its distribution and its synonyms (Aranae, Salticidae)?

The study of a collection of Salticidae spiders from different parts of Perú and Ecuador, has resulted in the finding of a little known species: Phiale crocuta (Taczanowski), which appears to be very abundant in the neighbourhood of buildings and cultivated fields. The study of the type specimens of Sandalodes calvus Simon, 1902 and Phiale bispinosa Banks, 1930 proves that both are synonyms of Phiale crocuta. The geographical distribution is then enlarged from the American Pacific coast of Perú and Ecuador to the Galápagos Islands and to some Polynesian Islands as the Marquises and Société Is.