Data from: Phylogeny and biogeography of harmochirine jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae)

Concatenated likelihood and ASTRAL analyses confirmed the separation of harmochirines into two major clades, here designated the infratribes Harmochirita and Pellenita. Most are African or Eurasian with the notable exception of a clade of pellenites containing Habronattus and Pellenattus of the Americas and Havaika and Hivanua of the Pacific Islands. Biogeographical analysis using the DEC model favours a dispersal of the clade's ancestor from Eurasia to the Americas, from which Havaika's ancestor dispersed to Hawaii and Hivanua's ancestor to the Marquesas Islands.

Divergence time analysis on 32 loci with 85% occupancy, calibrated by fossils and island age, dates the dispersal to the Americas at approximately 5 to 7 million years ago. The explosive radiation of Habronattus perhaps began only about 4 mya. The phylogeny clarifies both the evolution of sexual traits (e.g. the terminal apophyses was enlarged in Pellenes and not subsequently lost) and the taxonomy.

Habronattus is confirmed as monophyletic. Pellenattus is raised to the status of genus, and 13 species moved into it as new combinations. Bianor stepposus Logunov, 1991 is transferred to Sibianor, and Pellenes bulawayoensis Wesołowska, 2000 is transferred to Neaetha.