Lictor (spider) explained

Lictor is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Wesołowska and Wiśniewski in 2023.^[1] the genus contains six species, found only in Africa:^[2]

• Lictor conjugans (Szűts & Jocqué, 2001) – Ivory Coast
• Lictor mirabilis (Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2011) – Nigeria
• Lictor pavidus (Szűts & Jocqué, 2001) – Ivory Coast, Nigeria
• Lictor perspicuus (Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2013) – Ivory Coast, Congo
• Lictor tchimbele Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2023 – Gabon
• Lictor tentativus (Szűts & Jocqué, 2001) – Ivory Coast (type species)

Notes and References

1. Wesołowska . Wanda . Wiśniewski . Konrad . 2023 . A contribution to thiratoscirtines from Central Africa with description of new genera and species (Araneae: Salticidae: Thiratoscirtina) . Annales Zoologici, Warszawa . 73 . 3 . 375–387 . 10.3161/00034541ANZ2023.73.3.002.
2. Gen. Lictor Wesołowska & Wiśniewski, 2023. World Spider Catalog Version 25.5. 16 August 2024. 2024. Natural History Museum Bern.