Genus Habrocestum Simon, 1876
- Habrocestum Simon, E. 1876. Les arachnides de France. Paris Vol. 3 pp. 1-364. [131].
Type species:
Habrocestum pullatum Simon, 1876 by monotypy.
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
SALTICIDAE: Habrocestum nigristernum Dalmas, 1920 — Simon, E. 1901. Histoire naturelle des Araignées. Paris : Encyclopédie Rorét Vol. 2(3) pp. 381-668 figs 384-792. [654] (footnote); Bonnet, P. 1957. Bibliographia araneorum: Analyse méthodique de toute la littérature aranéoligique jusqu'en 1939. Toulouse : Les Frères Douladoure Vol. 2(3) 1925-3026 pp. [2066] (reports this Mediterranean species as from Australia)
SALTICIDAE: Habrocestum opalescens Hogg, 1900 — Hogg, H.R. 1900. A contribution to our knowledge of the spiders of Victoria; including some new species and genera. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 13: 68-123 [77] (nom. nud.)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Richardson & Zabka (unpubl. 2003) consider this genus is not found in Australia and that the species listed is misplaced. The genus is found in the Afrotropical, Nearctic, and Palaearctic Regions
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, carnivorous, predator.
General References
Elgar, M.A. 1993. Inter-specific association involving spiders: Kleptoparasitism, mimicry and mutualism. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 33: 411-430
Maddison, W.P. 2015. A phylogenetic classification of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae). Journal of Arachnology 43: 231-292
Proszynski, J. 1987. Atlas rysunków diagnostycznych mniej znanych Salticidae 2. Siedlce : Rozprawy Wyzszej Szkoly Pedagogicznej pp. 1-172. [29] (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement)
Proszynski, J. 2003. Salticidae (Araneae) of the Levant. Annales Zoologici, Warszawa 53: 1-180 [65] (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement)
Richardson, B.J., Whyte, R. & Zabka, M. 2019. A key to the genera of Australian jumping spiders (Aranaea: Salticidae). https://apps.lucidcentral.org/salticidae/
Richman, D.B. 1981. A revision of the genus Habrocestum (Araneae, Salticidae) in North America. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 170: 197-206
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2023 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | Barry Richardson |
| 05-Aug-2022 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 24-May-2023 | MODIFIED | Barry Richardson |
| 01-Jun-2021 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Oct-2020 | ARANEAE | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 23-Dec-2019 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | Barry Richardson |
| 30-Sep-2019 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | Barry Richardson |
| 29-Mar-2018 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Oct-2020 | ARANEOMORPHAE | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Oct-2020 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | Barry Richardson |
| 15-Oct-2020 | ARANEOMORPHAE | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Oct-2020 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | Barry Richardson |
| 15-Oct-2020 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | Barry Richardson |
| 15-Oct-2020 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | Barry Richardson |
| 15-Oct-2020 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Oct-2020 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Oct-2020 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Oct-2020 | ARANEOMORPHAE | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco Jurgen Otto |
| 15-Oct-2020 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
| 15-Oct-2020 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Oct-2020 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Oct-2020 | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Oct-2020 | 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | ||
| 26-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED |