Sittisax Proszynski 2017, gen. n.
Creators: name: Prószyński, Jerzy
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Salticidae
Sittisax

description: Gen. Sittisax Prószyński, 2017 gen. n.   
Figures 2A, A 1-B 4, 3I  
 Type species Euophrys saxicola C. L. Koch, 1846 = Sitticus saxicola (C. L. Koch, 1846) = Sittisax saxicola (C. L. Koch, 1846) comb. n.   
 Etymology. Name coined of the type species name "SITTI-cus-SAX-icola".   
 Documentation studied. Original research published by Prószyński (1971) and literature data summarized in Prószyński (2016a, b).   
 Diagnosis. Male palps and cheliceral dentition agree with other SITTICINES, epigyne with very short, broad ducts and double spherical chambers of spermathecae. Live males of Sittisax saxicola strike by ginger hue.   
 Description. Body shape and color pattern is shown on Fig. 3I, it seem significant that pair of white abdominal spots are not round but truncated anteriorly and stretch transversally across abdomen, their contrasting appearance is increased by pairs of black areas in front and behind. There is also black narrow area at the level of eyes III on carapace. Palp is shown on Fig. 1A, diversity of appearance of epigyne on Figs 1A, of spermathecae at series B1-B4. Body size about 5 mm, for detailed measurements - see Prószyński (1971). Enclosed illustrations are integral part of description. In S. ranieri [?] specimen from Mongolia spermatheca is a compact, sclerotized body with internal chambers - see Prószyński (1971, Figs 25, 30), also present paper Figs 2 A 4, B4, above) and can be, perhaps, different species.   
 More diagnostic documentation of ALL recognizable species - see at: http://www.peckhamia.com/salticidae/q29-Sit-sax.html.   
 Distribution. Eurosiberian, S. ranieri also in North America, S. cabellensis [?] in Venezuela.   
 Composition. The following species are included: Sittisax cabellensis (Prószyński, 1971) comb. n., - female only, S. dzieduszyckii (L. Koch, 1870) comb. n., S. ranieri (Peckham & Peckham, 1909) comb. n., S. saxicola (C. L. Koch, 1846) comb. n., there is presumably more species, misidentified or pending description.   
 Corrections to list of synonyms   
 Ruiz et al. (2005c: 756) matched female Sitticus cabellensis Prószyński, 1971 (1971a: 198, f. 31-39) (Fig. 2E) with Pseudattulus incertus Caporiacco, 1955 and next with Pseudattulus kratochvili Caporiacco, 1947 (Ruiz et al, 2007: 377, f. 1-5), however, without any diagnostic documentation for females concerned, and without examining holotype specimen of S. cabellensis (Fig. 2C). The documentation provided is not sufficient for that matching, therefore female of Sitticus cabellensis should be removed from synonymy of both Pseudattulus incertus and Pseudattulus kratochvili. Matching of male Sitticus cabellensis with female is doubtful and pending revision. Therefore:   
 Pseudattulus kratochvili Caporiacco, 1955 (female only) = Sitticus cabellensis Prószyński, 1971 = Sittisax cabellensis (Prószyński, 1971) (female only) comb. n., reinstated.
description: Published as part of Prószyński, Jerzy, 2017, Revision of the genus Sitticus Simon, 1901 s. l. (Araneae: Salticidae) *, pp. 35-50 in Ecologica Montenegrina 10 on page 48, DOI: 10.37828/em.2017.10.7, http://zenodo.org/record/8027989