Ballognatha typica Caporiacco, 1935

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 : 70

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scientific name

Ballognatha typica Caporiacco, 1935
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Ballognatha typica Caporiacco, 1935

(as well as gen. Ballognatha Caporiacco, 1935 and group Ballognatheae (= Ballognathinae)) Figures 22-23

Ballognatha typica Caporiacco, 1935: 215 , pl. 6, f. 1 (Dj).

Material studied. Ballognatha typica Caporiacco, 1935 - type specimen, coll. Museo Civico di Storia Naturale , Milano, Italy.

Comments: Described on single immature specimen, in poor state of preservation, devoid of any significant diagnostic character. Original classification wrong because the only tangible structure - cheliceral dentition ( Fig. 20 A) is rather "fissidentati" than "pluridentati" type, besides taxonomic significance of bicusp cheliceral tooth lost diagnostic value originally assigned to it by Simon (1901 -1903). The original description (see below, Fig. 31) does not contain any clue to eventual placement of the genus, and suggested therein partial similarities with genera Ballus , Euophrys , Pseudicius , Sobasina and Thiodina cannot be taken seriously. Quality of many other diagnostic drawings by di Caporiacco ( Figs 17G 1, I1, N, O, Q) do not increase confidence in his identifications.

After study of the type specimen I am positive that Ballognatha typica Caporiacco, 1935 is a nomen dubium. Since genus Ballognatha Caporiacco, 1935 was described as monotypic and the group Ballognatheae (= Ballognathine) Caporiacco, 1935 contained single genus anchored on species being nomen dubium, all these names should be considered nomina dubia.

Therefore:

Ballognatha typica Caporiacco, 1935 - nomen dubium,

Ballognatha Caporiacco, 1935 - nomen dubium,

Ballognatheae (= Ballognathine) Caporiacco, 1935 - nomen dubium.

SOURCES: A - Prószyński, unpublished, B - Caporiacco (1935) Memorie della Società Entomologica Italiana, 13: 214- 215, pl. 6, f. 1.

Caporiacco, L. di (1935). Aracnidi dell'Himalaia e del Karakoram, raccolti dalla Missione italiana al Karakoram (1929 - VII). Memorie della Societa Entomologica Italiana, Genova 13: 161 - 263.

Simon, E. (1901 - 1903). Histoire naturelle des araignees. Paris 2, 381 - 1080.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Araneae

Family

Salticidae

Genus

Ballognatha

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Araneae

Family

Salticidae