Stagetillus opaciceps 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 : 176-177

Stagetillus opaciceps Simon, 1885

Figures 25I and 28 A-C

Stagetillus opaciceps Simon, 1901a: 472 , f. 538.

Stagetillus opaciceps Prószyński, 1987: 103 (m).

Stagetillus opaciceps Prószyński, 2017b: 26 , f. 11T (m).

Material. Type specimen: Male "15.978 Stag. opaciceps ES. Ins. Bodjo (Wey.)" coll. Simon, NH Museum, Paris. Drawn by Proszynski 1987. Atlas...: 103. [Pulau Bojo is remote small island, about 200 km west northwest of the port of Padang in western Sumatra, covered by well-preserved primary jungle – https://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/photos/ SoutheastAsia /PulauBojoIDSU.htm] .

Diagnosis. Key characters are shown on Fig. 28 A-C, comparison with similar genera on Fig. 28 D-L.

Description. Body coloration light green, shown in the photo of by F. and J. Murphy (2000: 266) ( Fig. 25I ).

Length of body 7 mm. Palp ( Figs 28 A-C) resembles some Bavia (for instance B. aericeps ) with body shape and proportions comparable, but abdomen slightly narrower in the median part, while in males of Bavia abdomen is gradually tapering posterior-wards, with end pointed sharp.

For details see facsimile ( Fig. 33 ) below.

A few more corrections to the WSC

Looking at list of species from my papers of 2016 and 2017 reported in the WSC I have found 13 misleading interventions by the Editors, which I consider unacceptable. That is not much, on the background of several hundreds of species listed correctly, and a few other corrections which I am not contesting. None the less I express my reservations below. The purpose of "pragmatic classification" is to help in identifications of genera and to explain presumable relationships between biological entities, such as species and genera. If some of my nomenclatorical solutions do not agree with bureaucratic naming regulations, cultivated by the WSC, they can be re-worded or differently formulated, but their biological meaning cannot be discarded for nomenclatorical interpretations only.

A. Interventions concerning species in the paper Prószyński (2017 a).

1. " Oningis" armatus and " Oningis" crassus returned by the WSC to Jollas with comment: " Prószyński, 2017: 40 'revalidated' the genus Oningis for three species, but without its type species Oningis pompatus ". Answer: Prószyński did not revalidated " Oningis " but called attention that these two species belong to different groups of genera (EUOPHRYINES) than their supposed type Jollas pompatus (SITTICINES) and therefore are pending revision. Editors of the WSC (or whoever suggested that) did not understand meaning of relevant documentation in Prószyński 2016a and arguments given in 2017a: 40.

B. Interventions concerning species in the paper Prószyński, J. (2017b).

2. Donoessus kerinci , D. nigriceps , D. striatus returned by the WSC to Colyttus beacuse " Donoessus not revalidated" - is correction of morphologically unjustified transfer of these species to Colyttus by Zhang & Maddison (2015: 31) ("pragmatic classification" does not accept changes based on supposed gene differences if they are not congruent with morphological premises). As genus Donoessus never ceased to exist, but was only misinterpreted, there is no need to revalidate it. I do not think that bureaucratic interpretations of the WSC can prevail over morphological documentation. Editors of the WSC (or whoever suggested that) did not understand meaning of relevant documentation in Prószyński 2016a and 2017b: Fig. 38P, 39P in comparison with 3Q and 39Q,

3. Siloca campestrata returned to Coryphasia , beacuse " Siloca not revalidated" - is correction of morphologically unjustified transfer - as above. Editors of the WSC (or whoever suggested that) did not understand meaning of relevant documentation in Prószyński 2016a and 2017b: 74, Fig. 38L in comparison with 38J.

4. Dinattus heros returned to Coryphasia , beacuse " Dinattus not revalidated" - is correction of morphologically unjustified transfer - as above. Editors of the WSC (or whoever suggested that) did not understand meaning of relevant documentation in Prószyński 2016a and 2017b: Fig. 36J in comparison with 36S and 38J.

5. Junxattus 8 * daiqini returned to Laufeia , beacuse " Junxattus not revalidated" - is correction of morphologically unjustified transfer - as above. Editors of the WSC (or whoever suggested that) did not understand meaning of relevant documentation in Prószyński 2016a and 2017b: 74-75, Fig. 38B, 39J compared with 38A, 39K.

6. Orcevia eucola , O. keyserlingi , O. kuloni , O. proszynskii returned to Laufeia , beacuse " Orcevia not revalidated" - is correction of morphologically unjustified transfer - as above. Editors of the WSC (or whoever suggested that) did not understand meaning of relevant documentation in Prószyński 2016a and 2017b: 74-75, f. 38C and 39L in comparison with 38A, 39K.

7. Lechia minuta , L. squamata returned to Laufeia - is correction of morphologically unjustified transfer - as above, beacuse " Lechia not revalidated, therefore assigned to Laufeia , of which Lechia is a synonym" - synonymy of Lechia with Laufeia was incompetent opinion of Logunov, unacceptable because of misinterpretation of existing morphological documentation and lack of any arguments. Editors of the WSC (or whoever suggested that) did not understand meaning of relevant documentation in Prószyński 2016a and 2017b: 74-75, Fig. 38A1 and 32L compared with 38A and 32K.

Notice

Permissions for usage illustrations in this paper are displayed in the Internet "Monograph of Salticidae ( Araneae ) of the World 1995-2016" Prószyński (2016a, b) http://www.peckhamia.com/salticidae/permision.php. Taxonomic references copied from the World Spider Catalog ver. 18.5. By courtesy.

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).

Figure 33. Facsimile of the original description of Stagetilus opaciceps by Simon (1885: 35), from Bodjo Is. W off Sumatra.