Genus Cocalus Koch, 1846
- Cocalus Koch, C.L. 1846. Die Arachniden. Getreu nach der Natur abgebildet und beschrieben. Nürnberg : J.L. Lotzbeck Vol. 13 pp. 1–234. [180, 230].
Type species:
Cocalus concolor Koch, 1846 by monotypy. - Cocala Simon, E. 1901. Histoire naturelle des Araignées. Paris : Encyclopédie Rorét Vol. 2(3) pp. 381-668 figs 384-792. [408] [lapsus calami pro Cocalus].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Wanless, F.R. 1981. A revision of the spider genus Cocalus (Araneae: Salticidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 41: 253-261 [253]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Also in the oriental and wider Australasian regions.
IBRA
Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Wet Tropics (WT) ; Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, carnivorous, predator.
General References
Cross, F.R. & Jackson, R.R. 2014. Solving a novel confinement problem by spartaeine salticids that are predisposed to solve problems in the context of predation. Animal Cognition 18: 509-515
Maddison, W.P. 2015. A phylogenetic classification of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae). Journal of Arachnology 43: 231-292
Richardson, B.J., Whyte, R. & Zabka, M. 2019. A key to the genera of Australian jumping spiders (Aranaea: Salticidae). https://apps.lucidcentral.org/salticidae/
Wanless, F.R. 1984. A revision of the spider subfamily Spartaeinae nom. n. (Araneae: Salticidae) with descriptions of six new genera. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 46: 135-204 [180]
Żabka, M. 1990. Remarks on Salticidae (Araneae) of Australia. Acta Zoologica Fennica 190: 415-418
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 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 26-Jun-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
| 15-Oct-2020 | 20-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Oct-2020 | 18-Aug-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |