Zygoballus incertus

The species was first described from a female specimen by the entomologist Nathan Banks in 1929 as Atelurius incertus.^[2] Arachnologist Arthur M. Chickering described the species, including a male allotype, in his 1946 paper, "The Salticidae (Spiders) of Panama". Chickering expressed doubts about whether the species belonged to Atelurius: "I am unable to come to any decision as to the correct placement of this species... I know nothing better to do with it for the present than to retain it here pending further knowledge."^[3] In 1987, arachnologist María Elena Galiano reassigned Chickering's male allotype to Sassacus. Regarding the female type specimen, she remarked that it was "without a doubt fissidentate, and should be excluded from [Atelurius]."^[4] Citing the fact that Chickering noted similarities with Zygoballus, Galiano transferred the species out of Atelurius and into Zygoballus.^[4] Characteristics of the male were described in 1996 by Wayne Maddison.^[5]

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The Salticidae (Spiders) of Panama

• Zygoballus incertus at Worldwide database of jumping spiders
• Zygoballus incertus Archived 2016-08-14 at the Wayback Machine at Global Species Database of Salticidae (Araneae)
• Zygoballus incertus at Salticidae: Diagnostic Drawings Library

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