Salticidae (Arachnida : Araneae) of the Oriental, Australian and Pacific regions, XIII: the genus Sandalodes Keyserling

Abstract

The genus Sandalodes Keyserling, 1883 is revised to include four species from Australia and Papua New Guinea: S. bipenicillatus (Keyserling), S. joannae, sp. nov., S. scopifer (Karsch) and S. superbus (Karsch). Sandalodes albobarbatus (Keyserling) is synonymised with S. scopifer (Karsch). Alcmena superba Karsch, 1878 is included in Sandalodes. The Australian species, S. albovittatus (Keyserling, 1883) and S. calvus Simon, 1902, together with all of the non-Australian species hitherto listed in Sandalodes, are excluded. These species were misplaced in Sandalodes. The genus Karschiolina Brignoli, 1985 is synonymised with Sandalodes. Remarks on relationships, biology and distribution of Sandalodes are given.