Stagetillus Simon, 1885

Prószyński, Jerzy, 2018, Review of genera Evarcha and Nigorella, with comments on Emertonius, Padilothorax, Stagetillus, and description of five new genera and two new species (Araneae: Salticidae) *, Ecologica Montenegrina 16, pp. 130-179 : 176

Gen. Stagetillus Simon, 1885

Figures 25I and 28 A-C

Type species Stagetillus opaciceps Simon, 1885 .

Remarks. Genus placed by Simon (1901-1903: 460) in the Bavieae grup of genera, characterized by long, thin body with somewhat broader carapace ( Figs 28A ) and multiple, small teeth on retrolateral margin of chelicerae, this classification seem to be confirmed by palp structure ( Figs 28C ) resembling somewhat type species of Bavia . But results of preliminary studies are not sufficient for synonymy of these genera. Diagnosis and description - see type species below. F. & J. Murphy described color pattern and a photo ( Fig. 25I ) of supposedly this species, taken at Genting, Peninsular Malaysia, however identification of this specimen is not confirmed by palp documentation, body length is given as 7 mm.

Composition and distribution: only single species Stagetillus opaciceps Simon, 1885 , described from Bojo Is., West off Sumatra .

Figures

Figure 25-I. For figure caption see under Figure 25-II.

Figure 28-II. Diagnostic characters of genera Padilothorus, Padilothorax and Stagetilus. A-C - Stagetillus opaciceps Simon, 1885, D-E - Padillothorus elegans (Reimoser, 1927) (comb. n.), F-L - Padillothorax semiostrinus (Simon, 1901).