Plexippus luteus Badcock, 1932

Sherwood, Danniella, Nada, MarÍ ́ a Florencia & Pet, Brogan L., 2023, One step forward and two steps back: on three jumping spiders described by H. D. Badcock deposited in the Natural History Museum, London, and two species newly recorded for Argentina (Araneae: Salticidae), Peckhamia 298 (1), pp. 1-9 : 2-3

Plexippus luteus Badcock, 1932 nomen dubium

Plexippus luteus Badcock, 1932: 44 . (imm.)

Plexippus luteus: Prośzynśki (2017) , 43.

Type material. Holotype imm. ( BMNH 1932.9.2.74), Nanahua, Paraguayan Chaco, 01/03/1927, coll. G. S. Carter examined.

Remarks. The holotype of P. luteus is an immature ( Figs. 1–2 ) and this was recognised by Badcock (1932). The World Spider Catalog (2023) mistakenly indicates that Badcock described this species as a male. Plexippus luteus is not able to be recognised based on the morphology of the specimen or from the original written description. Prośzynśki (2017) referred to this taxon as an "unrecognisable species," which is interpreted as a species inquirenda by the World Spider Catalog (2023), although that term was not used explicitly by Prośzynśki (2017). We agree that this species is unrecognisable, and that as a juvenile it may correspond to more than one species occurring at the type locality. We hereby formally propose P. luteus as a nomen dubium.

1932.9.2.74). 1, Dorsal view. 2, Ventral view.

Figures

Figures 1–2. Plexippus luteus Badcock, 1932 nomen dubium holotype immature (BMNH