Species Cosmophasis bitaeniata (Keyserling, 1882)
- Sobara bitaeniata Keyserling, E. 1882. Die Arachniden Australiens, nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet. Nürnberg : Bauer & Raspe Vol. 1 pp. 1325-1420. [1365, pl. 115 figs 8, 9].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MGH 7804 ♂ ♀ (collected by sweeping swampy ground), Sydney area (Daemel). - Selaophora rubra Keyserling, E. 1882. Die Arachniden Australiens, nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet. Nürnberg : Bauer & Raspe Vol. 1 pp. 1325-1420. [1374, pl. 116 fig. 5].
Type data:
Holotype ♀ (in Mr Bradley's collection), Townsville, in nest of green ant (vide Hickman files).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Generic Combinations
- Cosmophasis bitaeniata (Keyserling, 1882). —
Simon, E. 1901. Histoire naturelle des Araignées. Paris : Encyclopédie Rorét Vol. 2(3) pp. 381-668 figs 384-792. [549] - Cosmophasis rubra (Keyserling, 1882). —
Simon, E. 1901. Histoire naturelle des Araignées. Paris : Encyclopédie Rorét Vol. 2(3) pp. 381-668 figs 384-792. [553]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Also Micronesia, New Guinea. According to Zabka and Waldock (2012) "The original description of this species as Sobara bitaeniata listed Sydney (NSW) as the collection locality, however the majority of material comes from subtropical Australia, New Guinea and adjacent islands, which seems to indicate that the locality of Sydney is a mislabelling. Subtropical and tropical distribution of the species is also confirmed by BioClim predictions. Other localities come from Micronesia (Nakatsudi 1943), Merauke (Indonesian Irian Jaya) (Chrysanthus 1968), Kei Island (Indonesia) (Strand 1911) and Fiji (Patoleta 2002)."
IBRA
Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Mulga Lands (ML), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, arthropod-feeder, carnivorous, predator, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
In swampy areas.
General References
Allan, R.A., Capon, R.J., Brown, W.V. & Elgar, M.A. 2002. Mimicry of host cuticular hydrocarbons by salticid spider Cosmophasis bitaeniata that prey on larvae of tree ants Oecophylla smaragdina. Journal of Chemical Ecology 28: 835-848
Allen, R.A. & Elgar, M.A. 2001. Exploitation of the green tree ant Oecophylla smaragdina, by the salticid spider Cosmophasis bitaeniata. Australian Journal of Zoology 49: 129-137
Brunet, B. 1997. Spiderwatch: a guide to Australian Spiders. Kew, Vic. : Reed 176 pp. (photograph)
Chrysanthus, P. 1968. Spiders from southern New Guinea X. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 111: 49-74 [65, figs 78-81]
Elgar, M. A. & Allan, R.A. 2004. Predatory spider mimics acquire colony-specific cuticular hydrocarbons from their ant model prey. Naturwissenschaften 91: 143-147
Elgar, M.A. & Allan, R.A. 2006. Chemical mimicry of the ant Oecophylla smaragdina by the myrmecophilous spider Cosmophasis bitaeniata. Journal of Ethology 24: 239-246
John, S.J. 2020. Myrmecophily and kleptoparasitism of the weaver ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) by Cosmophasis cf. bitaeniata (Araneae: Salticidae: Chrysillini) in the Andaman Islands. Peckhamia 219.1: 1-9
Nakatsudi, K. 1943. Some Arachnida from Micronesia. Journal of Agricultural Science, Tokyo 2: 147-180
Nelson, Z.J. & Jackson, R.R. 2012. How spiders practice aggressive and Batesian mimicry. Current Zoology 58: 620-629
Patoleta, B. & Żabka, M. 1999. Salticidae (Arachnida, Araneae) of islands off Australia. Journal of Arachnology 27: 229-235
Żabka, M. & Waldock, J. 2012. Salticidae (Arachnida: Araneae) from Oriental, Australian and Pacific regions. Genus Cosmophasis Simon, 1901. Annales Zoologici, Warszawa 62(1): 115-198 [122] (new records)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2020 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 01-Jul-2017 | MODIFIED | Barry Richardson |
| 15-Oct-2020 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 02-Jun-2015 | MODIFIED | Barry Richardson |
| 15-Oct-2020 | Cosmophasis Simon, 1901 | 28-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Oct-2020 | 20-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Oct-2020 | 18-Aug-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |