Phylogenomic placement and revision of Iranattus Prószyński, 1992 jumping spiders (Salticidae, Plexippini, Plexippina)

The jumping spider genus Iranattus Prószyński, 1992, distributed from Africa to southwestern Asia, has been placed within the Harmochirina because of their male palp structures and elongated third legs. Here, we present phylogenomic evidence that it belongs instead to the subtribe Plexippina, furthe...

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Published in:	Zoosystematics and Evolution Vol. 100; no. 2; pp. 531 - 542
Main Authors:	Marathe, Kiran, Tripathi, Rishikesh, Sudhikumar, Ambalaparambil V., Maddison, Wayne P.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sophia Pensoft Publishers 14-05-2024
Subjects:	Bats Biodiversity Datasets Females Morphology Phylogenetics Range extension Taxonomy Zoology
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Summary:	The jumping spider genus Iranattus Prószyński, 1992, distributed from Africa to southwestern Asia, has been placed within the Harmochirina because of their male palp structures and elongated third legs. Here, we present phylogenomic evidence that it belongs instead to the subtribe Plexippina, further supported by the presence of two coupling pockets in the female epigyne. In this study, we redescribe I. principalis (Wesołowska, 2000) and I. rectangularis Prószyński, 1992. Additionally, the female of I. rectangularis , the type species of the genus, is described for the first time, and we report its range extension east to India.
ISSN:	1435-1935 1860-0743
DOI:	10.3897/zse.100.122034