Simonurius Galiano, 1988

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Fig. 77

Type species. Akela gladifera Simon, 1901 = Simonurius gladifer (Simon, 1901), by original designation.

Revised diagnosis. Among huriines, males of Simonurius have the shortest embolus; in addition, Simonurius males differ from all other huriines by having a prolateral tegular apophysis (see Galiano 1988: figs 28, 34). Females differ from those of the remaining huriine genera by having large primary spermathecae, long and thin secondary spermathecae and short copulatory ducts (Figs 57 – 58).

Note. In the original description, Galiano (1988: 296) compared Simonurius with Akela Peckham & Peckham, 1896 (Aellurillini: Freyina) and referred to Simonurius as the only genus of huriines with a median apophysis. Since the jumping-spiders of the subfamily Salticinae do not have true median apophyses (Ramírez 2014; Maddison 2015), the novel tegular apophysis of Simonurius needs further study in future works, in order to determine its origin and function.

Distribution. Peru [Cusco (Galiano 1985)], Venezuela [Araguá, Distrito Federal (Galiano 1988; Ruiz & Brescovit 2005; Galvis & Martínez 2016)] and Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) (Fig. 77).

Natural history. Species occur between 24 and 3000 m a. s. l.