Amycoida

Amycoida is an unranked clade of the jumping spider family Salticidae. It is the smaller and less widespread of the two subdivisions of the "typical" jumping spiders, occurring mainly in the New World, particularly the Amazon basin. Its sister clade is the Salticoida.

Definition

Amycoida is formally defined as the smallest clade containing Cotinusa, Sitticus, Breda, Sarinda, Synemosyna, and Amycus.

Amycoida is divided into nine tribes, with about 63 genera and about 430 described species. Many more species are thought to be undescribed as yet. Sitticini has the largest number of species. It is the only tribe to have reached the Old World, particularly the genus Attulus. Amycini has the next largest number of species. Amycines are mostly foliage-dwellers. Many are excellent jumpers; Wayne Maddison recorded a 5.2 mm juvenile Hypaeus species jumping 25 cm on a horizontal surface.