Euophrys altera (Simon, 1868)

Prószyński, Jerzy, Lissner, Jørgen & Schäfer, Michael, 2018, Taxonomic survey of the genera Euophrys, Pseudeuophrys and Talavera, with description of Euochin gen. n. (Araneae: Salticidae) and with proposals of a new research protocol *, Ecologica Montenegrina 18, pp. 26-74 : 43

Euophrys altera (Simon, 1868) ( Figs 17A 1-A 2 )

Attus alter Simon, 1868b: 63 , pl. 1 [=5], f. 15 [face] (Dmf).

Euophrys altera Simon, 1901 a: 568 , f. 685[=B], 687[=D] (m).

Euophrys altera Prószyński, 1976: 150 , f. 98 (m). (miniature drawing of palp, copied from Simon 1901).

Euophrys altera Prószyński, 1984a: 41 – [female, misidentified Icius hamatus?, Mus. Wien , coll. L. Koch] = Icius hamatus [?], Euophrys altera Prószyński 1971 (Collections): 405: Lon. – E. a., Hasarius a.; Par. E. a.

Remarks. Simon described male and female of this species on specimen from Spain, collected by L. Koch. Male shown on Fig. 17A 1 is copied from Simon 1901 and is undoubtedly an Euophrys . Female ( Fig. 17A 2 ) is drawn from a specimen in NH Museum Wien, labeled " E. altera from Andalusia, ex coll. L. Koch" - which was identified as Icius hamatus by Prószyński (hence synonymy E. altera = I. hamatus - but that concerns only this female specimen, not male). Specimens of E. altera kept in Musea in Paris and London were not studied. E. altera could be considered true Euophrys , pending revision to establish its diagnostic characters. Synonymy of E. altera and I. hamatus is rejected.

Therefore:

Icius hamatus (C. L. Koch, 1846) (one of synonyms reinstated - male specimen) = Euophrys altera (Simon, 1868) .

Figures

Figure 1. New protocol of macrophotographic diagnostic documentation by Arnaud Henrard, here on example of live Euophrys frontalis. It includes three views of both male (A-C) and female (H-I) specimens, two position of palps (F-G) and two views of epigyne (K-L), with some additional views (E, M-N), D - demonstrates disappearance of white setae and hairs in alcohol (compare live specimen at A), J - demonstrates changes of color pattern caused by preservation in alcohol.

Figure 2. Standard taxonomic definitions, as used in 1928-1971. 1-2 - Roewer. (1928). Die Tierwelt Mitteleuropas,. A- D - Locket& Millidge. (1951). British spiders - the best at that time, E - Miller (1971). Pavouci-Araneida. [Personal comment: the above keys were used by J. Prószyński while working on his MSc Thesis.

Figure 17. Diagnostic characters of "Euophrys" pending reclassification (part II). A1 -- Euophrys altera - syntype male, A2 - syntype female = Icius hamatus, A3 - facsimile of caption of the latter, B - “E." alticola, C - “E." albopatella, D - “E." bifoveolata, E1 -“E." banksi, E -“E." jirica, F -“E." patellaris, G -“E." miranda, G1 -“E." concolorata, H -“E." griswoldi, I1 - “E." megastyla, I - “E." cooki, J - “E." menemerellus, K - “E." newtoni, L - “E." melanoleucus, M - “E." sima, N - “E." testaceozonata, O - “E." vittata, P - “E." valens, Q - "E." alabardata, R - "E." ysobolii.