New genera, new species and redescriptions of Australian jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae)
Author
Richardson, Barry J.
text
Zootaxa
2016
4114
5
501
560
journal article
38985
10.11646/zootaxa.4114.5.1
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Gangus longulus
Simon, 1902
Gangus longulus
Simon, 1902
: 390
.
Syntype
(s), M, F, Cooktown, whereabouts unknown, perhaps Paris.
Thyene longula
—
Prószyński & Deekman-Reinhold 2010
: 184
.
Transferred to
Thyene
without documented evidence when
Gangus
synonymized with
Thyene
(
Prószyński & Deeleman-Reinhold 2010
)
. More recently,
Prószyński (2014)
has suggested this name be synonymized with
Marptusa longula
Thorell, 1881
(=
Evarcha longula
). He also suggested the Simon name be treated, incorrectly, as the senior synonym. No reasons or illustrations of the
types
were given for this action. As
Simon (1902)
states that
G. longulus
has a laterally pointed, black, strong and sharp tibial apophysis while
M. longula
has a short bifurcate tibial apophysis, this possible synonomy is unlikely. At the same time the new combination was transferred to
Evarcha
on the basis of the similarity of the genitalia of
M. longula
with that of
Evarcha
(see ‘Remarks’ for
Evarcha
, above).
Until the
types
or fresh material are found the status of this name is unknown.