Species Mopsus mormon Karsch, 1878
- Mopsus mormon Karsch, F. 1878. Diagnoses Attoidarum aliquot novarum Novae Hollandiae collectionis Musei Zoologici Berolinensis. Mitteilungen der Münchner Entomologischen Verein 2: 22-32 [31].
Type data:
Holotype ZMB 2613 ♂ ('Gazelle'), Segaar Bay. - Ascyltus penicillatus Karsch, F. 1878. Diagnoses Attoidarum aliquot novarum Novae Hollandiae collectionis Musei Zoologici Berolinensis. Mitteilungen der Münchner Entomologischen Verein 2: 22-32 [30].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMB 1673-1681 ♀ ♂, Viti Levu, Rewa.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Keyserling, E. 1883. Die Arachniden Australiens, nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet. Nürnberg : Bauer & Raspe Vol. 1 pp. 1421-1489. [1476] (who designates mormon as the senior synonym. He also points out that the redescription of penicillatus in Keyserling (1881) p. 1319 is of Hyllus pterygodes (L. Koch, 1868))
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Zabka et al. (2017) list this species as occurring on 6 of Australia's off-shore islands.
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Northern Kimberley (NK), Pine Creek (PCK), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Wet Tropics (WT)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, carnivorous, closed forest, predator.
General References
Brunet, B. 1997. Spiderwatch: a guide to Australian Spiders. Kew, Vic. : Reed 176 pp. [123] (description of general biology, also photographs)
Chrysanthus, P. 1968. Spiders from southern New Guinea X. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 111: 49-74 [63, figs 70-74]
Downer, M.F. 1985. Emergence of Austromantispa imbecilla (Gerstaecker) (Neuroptera : Mantispidae) from the retreat web of Mopsus penicillatus (Karsch) (Araneae: Salticidae). Australian Entomological Magazine 12: 54
Harland, D.P., Jackson, R.R. & Macnab, A.M. 1999. Distances at which jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) distinguish between prey and conspecific rivals. Journal of Zoology, London 247: 357-364
Isbister, G.K., Churchill, T.B., Hurst, D.B., Gray, M.R. & Currie, B.J. 2001. Clinical effects of bites from formally identified spiders in tropical Northern Territory. Australian Medical Journal 174: 79-82
Jackson, R.R. 1983. The biology of Mopsus mormon, a jumping spider (Araneae: Salticidae) from Queensland: intraspecific interactions. Australian Journal of Zoology 31: 39-53
Jackson, R.R. 1986. Web building, predatory versatility, and the evolution of the Salticidae. pp. 232-268 in Shear, W.A. (ed.). Spiders: Webs, Behaviour, and Evolution. Stanford : Stanford University Press 492 pp.
Jackson, R.R. 1987. Comparative study of releaser pheromones associated with the silk of jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 14: 1-10
Keyserling, E. 1881. Die Arachniden Australiens, nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet. Nürnberg : Bauer & Raspe Vol. 1 pp. 1272-1324. [1319] (redescription based erroneously on Hyllus pterygodes according to Keyserling p. 1476)
Main, B.Y. 1976. Spiders. Sydney : Collins 296 pp. [fig. 23]
Mascord, R. 1970. Australian Spiders in Colour. Balgowlah, NSW : Reed 112 pp. [24, pls 29, 30] (as Mopsus penicillatus)
Musgrave, A. 1949. Spiders harmful to man. II. Australian Museum Magazine 9: 411-419
Patoleta, B. & Żabka, M. 1999. Salticidae (Arachnida, Araneae) of islands off Australia. Journal of Arachnology 27: 229-235 [232]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2018 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 19-Mar-2018 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Oct-2020 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 03-Jul-2017 | MODIFIED | Barry Richardson |
| 15-Oct-2020 | 20-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Oct-2020 | 18-Aug-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |