Sandalodes

Sandalodes is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1883. S. scopifer, a black spider with white markings, is a common species in eucalypt forests on the Darling Downs.

Sandalodes
Sandalodes superbus
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Infraorder:Araneomorphae
Family:Salticidae
Subfamily:Salticinae
Genus:SandalodesKeyserling, 1883
S. bipenicillatus(Keyserling, 1882)
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Karschiolina Brignoli, 1985

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Sandalodes is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1883. S. scopifer, a black spider with white markings, is a common species in eucalypt forests on the Darling Downs.

As of August 2019 it contains nine species, found only in Papua New Guinea, Australia, and on Sulawesi:

  • Sandalodes albovittatus (Keyserling, 1883) – Australia (Queensland)
  • Sandalodes bernsteini (Thorell, 1881) – New Guinea
  • Sandalodes bipenicillatus (Keyserling, 1882) (type) – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
  • Sandalodes celebensis Merian, 1911 – Indonesia (Sulawesi)
  • Sandalodes joannae Zabka, 2000 – Australia (Western Australia)
  • Sandalodes minahassae Merian, 1911 – Indonesia (Sulawesi)
  • Sandalodes pumicatus (Thorell, 1881) – New Guinea
  • Sandalodes scopifer (Karsch, 1878) – New Guinea, Australia
  • Sandalodes superbus (Karsch, 1878) – New Guinea, Australia

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  • Wattle Jumping Spider - S. scopifer (photographs, description)
  • Ludicra Jumping Spider - S. superbus (=Bavia ludicra) (description, photographs)

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