Proszynskiana Explained

Proszynskiana is a genus of Asian jumping spiders that was first described by D. V. Logunov in 1996.^[1] It is named in honor of arachnologist Jerzy Prószyński.

Taxonomy

In Maddison's 2015 classification of the family Salticidae, Proszynskiana is placed in the tribe Aelurillini, part of the Salticoida clade of the subfamily Salticinae.

Species

it contains seven species, found in Siberia, Tajikistan, Iran, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan:^[2]

• Proszynskiana aeluriforma Logunov & Rakov, 1998 – Uzbekistan
• Proszynskiana deserticola Logunov, 1996 – Kazakhstan
• Proszynskiana iranica Logunov, 1996 – Turkmenistan
• Proszynskiana izadii Azarkina & Zamani, 2019 – Iran
• Proszynskiana logunovi Azarkina & Zamani, 2019 – Iran
• Proszynskiana starobogatovi Logunov, 1996 (type) – Tajikistan
• Proszynskiana zonshteini Logunov, 1996 – Turkmenistan

Notes and References

1. Logunov. D. V.. 1996. Salticidae of Middle Asia. 3. A new genus, Proszynskiana gen. n., in the subfamily Aelurillinae (Araneae, Salticidae). Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society. 171–177. 10.
2. Gen. Proszynskiana Logunov, 1996. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-09-11. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.