Soesiladeepakius is a spider genus of the jumping spider family, Salticidae.

The type species S. aschnae is only known from male specimens. These are 2.4 mm long, with a brown carapace.

Soesiladeepakius

Validity

The genus describer Dewanand Makhan publishes in the Australian journal Calodema, whose editor seems to have no quality standards whatsoever, while comparing scientists in general with Hitler and Stalin. While Makhan's work on ants and beetles is substandard (describing existing species without knowledge of the fundamental literature), Soesiladeepakius seems to have been accepted by the arachnologist community, with six species having been added by Ruiz & Maddison in 2012.

Soesiladeepakius

Name

The genus is a combination of the given names Soesila and Deepak, the wife and son of the describer. The type species is named after the describer's daughter Aschna.

Soesiladeepakius

Species

Soesiladeepakius arthrostylus Ruiz & Maddison, 2012 — Brazil

Soesiladeepakius aschnae Makhan, 2007 — Suriname

Soesiladeepakius biarmatus Ruiz & Maddison, 2012 — Brazil

Soesiladeepakius gasnieri Ruiz & Maddison, 2012 — Brazil

Soesiladeepakius lyra Ruiz & Maddison, 2012 — Brazil

Soesiladeepakius retroversus Ruiz & Maddison, 2012 — Brazil

Soesiladeepakius uncinatus Ruiz & Maddison, 2012 — Brazil

See also

Rishaschia

Soesilarishius

References

Salticidae

Salticidae genera

Fauna of Brazil

Spiders of South America