Phintella Strand, 1906

Wang, Cheng & Li, Shuqiang, 2020, Seven new species of jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae) from Xishuangbanna, China, ZooKeys 968, pp. 43-69 : 43

Genus Phintella Strand, 1906

Type species.

Telamonia bifurcilinea Bösenberg & Strand, 1906

Comments.

Phintella is a rather large genus, represented by a group of small and colorful spiders, typically covered with metallic iridescent scales ( Luong et al. 2016). A total of 60 nominal species have been described, primarily from the Afrotropical, Oriental, and Palearctic regions. Diagnostic drawings have been made for all species in the genus, and 27 species are known only from a single sex: 13 from females and 14 from males. To date, 47 species are known from Asia, including 29 from China. Among the Chinese Phintella , 16 are endemic and 12 are known from only a single sex: six from males and six from females ( WSC 2020). Based on the continuous discovery of undescribed species in our recent fieldwork, it is likely that the true diversity of Chinese Phintella is much greater than currently known.