''Marusyllus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

spider Spiders ( order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species ...

s in the family Salticidae, found in Russia, Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent and China.

Taxonomy

The genus ''Marusyllus'' was erected by

Jerzy Prószyński Jerzy Prószyński (born 1935 in Warsaw) is a Polish arachnologist specializing in systematics of jumping spiders (family Salticidae). He is a graduate of the University of Warsaw, a long-term employee of the Siedlce University of Natural Scienc ...

in 2016 when he split the genus ''

Yllenus ''Yllenus'' is a genus of Salticidae, jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon, Eugène Louis Simon in 1868. Until 2019, it was considered a senior synonym of ''Pseudomogrus'', and many of the species formerly placed here were tra ...

'' into three (the other genus being ''Logunyllus'', now considered a synonym of '' Pseudomogrus''). Prószyński placed the three genera in his informal group "yllenines". ''Yllenus'' sensu lato is placed in the tribe Leptorchestini, part of the

Salticoida Salticoida is an unranked clade of the jumping spider family Salticidae. It is the larger and more widespread of the two subdivisions of the "typical" jumping spiders (subfamily Salticinae), occurring effectively world-wide. Its sister clade is ...

clade in the subfamily

Salticinae Salticinae is a subfamily of jumping spiders (family Salticidae). It includes over 90% of the known species of jumping spiders. The subfamily is divided into two unranked clades: Amycoida and Salticoida. Description Members of the subfamily Sa ...

Species

, the

World Spider Catalog The World Spider Catalog (WSC) is an online searchable database concerned with spider taxonomy. It aims to list all accepted families, genera and species, as well as provide access to the related taxonomic literature. The WSC began as a series of ...

accepted the following species: *'' Marusyllus aralicus'' (Logunov & Marusik, 2003) – Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan *'' Marusyllus auspex'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885) – Pakistan, Mongolia, China *'' Marusyllus bajan'' (Prószyński, 1968) – Mongolia, China *'' Marusyllus bator'' (Prószyński, 1968) – Mongolia, China *'' Marusyllus coreanus'' (Prószyński, 1968) – Russia, Central Asia, Korea, Mongolia *''

Marusyllus gregoryi ''Marusyllus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae, found in Russia, Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent and China. Taxonomy The genus ''Marusyllus'' was erected by Jerzy Prószyński in 2016 when he split the genus ''Yllenus'' into ...

'' (Logunov, 2010) – India *''

Marusyllus hamifer ''Marusyllus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae, found in Russia, Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent and China. Taxonomy The genus ''Marusyllus'' was erected by Jerzy Prószyński in 2016 when he split the genus ''Yllenus'' int ...

'' (Simon, 1895) (

type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ...

) – Mongolia *'' Marusyllus kalkamanicus'' (Logunov & Marusik, 2000) – Kazakhstan, China *'' Marusyllus karnai'' (Logunov & Marusik, 2003) – India *''

Marusyllus kotchevnik ''Marusyllus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae, found in Russia, Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent and China. Taxonomy The genus ''Marusyllus'' was erected by Jerzy Prószyński in 2016 when he split the genus ''Yllenus'' int ...

'' (Logunov & Marusik, 2003) – Turkmenistan *''

Marusyllus maoniuensis ''Marusyllus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae, found in Russia, Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent and China. Taxonomy The genus ''Marusyllus'' was erected by Jerzy Prószyński in 2016 when he split the genus ''Yllenus'' int ...

'' (Liu, Wang & Peng, 1991) – China *''

Marusyllus mongolicus ''Marusyllus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae, found in Russia, Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent and China. Taxonomy The genus ''Marusyllus'' was erected by Jerzy Prószyński in 2016 when he split the genus ''Yllenus'' int ...

'' (Prószyński, 1968) – Russia, Central Asia, Mongolia *''

Marusyllus murgabicus ''Marusyllus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae, found in Russia, Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent and China. Taxonomy The genus ''Marusyllus'' was erected by Jerzy Prószyński in 2016 when he split the genus ''Yllenus'' int ...

'' (Logunov & Marusik, 2003) – Tajikistan *''

Marusyllus namulinensis ''Marusyllus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae, found in Russia, Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent and China. Taxonomy The genus ''Marusyllus'' was erected by Jerzy Prószyński in 2016 when he split the genus ''Yllenus'' int ...

'' (Hu, 2001) – China *''

Marusyllus pamiricus ''Marusyllus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae, found in Russia, Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent and China. Taxonomy The genus ''Marusyllus'' was erected by Jerzy Prószyński in 2016 when he split the genus ''Yllenus'' int ...

'' (Logunov & Marusik, 2003) – Tajikistan *''

Marusyllus pseudobajan ''Marusyllus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae, found in Russia, Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent and China. Taxonomy The genus ''Marusyllus'' was erected by Jerzy Prószyński in 2016 when he split the genus ''Yllenus'' int ...

'' (Logunov & Marusik, 2003) – China *''

Marusyllus robustior ''Marusyllus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae, found in Russia, Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent and China. Taxonomy The genus ''Marusyllus'' was erected by Jerzy Prószyński in 2016 when he split the genus ''Yllenus'' int ...

'' (Prószyński, 1968) – China *''

Marusyllus tuvinicus ''Marusyllus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae, found in Russia, Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent and China. Taxonomy The genus ''Marusyllus'' was erected by Jerzy Prószyński in 2016 when he split the genus ''Yllenus'' int ...

'' (Logunov & Marusik, 2000) – Russia *''

Marusyllus uzbekistanicus ''Marusyllus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae, found in Russia, Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent and China. Taxonomy The genus ''Marusyllus'' was erected by Jerzy Prószyński in 2016 when he split the genus ''Yllenus'' int ...

'' (Logunov & Marusik, 2003) – Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan

References

Salticidae Salticidae genera Spiders of Asia {{Salticidae-stub