Species Simaetha paetula (Keyserling, 1882)
- Eulabes paetulus Keyserling, E. 1882. Die Arachniden Australiens, nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet. Nürnberg : Bauer & Raspe Vol. 1 pp. 1325-1420. [1388 pl. 117 figs 6, 7].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MGH 8336 1♂ 1♀, Port Mackay, Qld; whereabouts unknown, Rockhampton, Gayndah.
Generic Combinations
- Simaetha paetula (Keyserling, 1882). —
Peckham, G.W. & Peckham, E.G. 1901. Spiders of the Phidippus group of the family Attidae. Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters 13: 282-358 [306, pl. 25 fig. 3-3b]
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
IBRA
Qld, WA: Carnarvon (CAR), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, arthropod-feeder, carnivorous, peridomestic, predator, under bark.
General References
Cross, F. R., Jackson, R.R., Pollard, S.D. & Walker, M.W. 2007. Cross-modality effects during male-male interactions of jumping spiders. Behavioural Processes 75: 290-296
Elgar, M.A. 1993. Inter-specific association involving spiders: Kleptoparasitism, mimicry and mutualism. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 33: 411-430
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
Jackson, R.R. 1985. The biology of Simaetha paetula and S. thoracica, web-building jumping spiders Araneae, Salticidae) from Queensland: cohabitation with social spiders, utilization of silk, predatory behaviour and intraspecific interactions. Journal of Zoology, London 1B: 175-210
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
Jackson, R.R. & Cooper, K.J. 1990. Variability in the responses of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) to sex pheromones. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 17: 39-42
Simon, E. 1903. Histoire naturelle des Araignées. Paris : Encyclopédie Roret Vol. 2(4) pp. 669-1080. [832, figs 981-984] (redescription)
Żabka, M. 1994. Salticidae (Arachnida: Araneae) of Oriental, Australian and Pacific Regions, X. Genus Simaetha Thorell. Records of the Western Australian Museum 16: 499-534 [520 figs 13-14] (redescription)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2020 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 05-Jul-2017 | MODIFIED | Barry Richardson |
| 15-Oct-2020 | 20-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Oct-2020 | 18-Aug-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |