Genus Ascyltus Karsch, 1878
- Ascyltus Karsch, F. 1878. Diagnoses Attoidarum aliquot novarum Novae Hollandiae collectionis Musei Zoologici Berolinensis. Mitteilungen der Münchner Entomologischen Verein 2: 22-32 [non Ascyltus Keyserling, 1881].
Type species:
Hyllus pterygodes L. Koch, 1865 by subsequent designation, see Simon, E. 1903. Histoire naturelle des Araignées. Paris : Encyclopédie Roret Vol. 2(4) pp. 669-1080. [817].
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Also Indonesia and Pacific Islands; presence in Australia doubtful.
IBRA
NSW: Riverina (RIV)
Other Regions
Norfolk Island terrestrial & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, carnivorous, predator.
General References
Berry, J.W., Beatty, J.A. & Proszynski, J. 1997. Salticidae of the Pacific Islands. II. Distribution of nine genera, with description of eleven new species. Journal of Arachnology 25: 109-136 [110] (redescription and diagnosis)
Keyserling, E. 1881. Die Arachniden Australiens, nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet. Nürnberg : Bauer & Raspe Vol. 1 pp. 1272-1324. [1319] (re-description based on Ascyltus penicillatus (=Mopsus mormon) and is invalid)
Maddison, W.P. 2015. A phylogenetic classification of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae). Journal of Arachnology 43: 231-292
Zhang, Junxia & Maddison, W.P. 2015. Genera of euophryine jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae), with a combined molecular-morphological phylogeny. Zootaxa 3938: 1-147
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2020 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 06-Jun-2017 | MODIFIED | Barry Richardson |
| 15-Oct-2020 | 20-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Oct-2020 | 18-Aug-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |