Genus Janula Strand, 1932
- Janula Strand, E. 1932. Miscellanea nomenklatorica zoologica et palaeontologica, III, IV. Folia Zoologica et Hydrobiologica 4: 133-147, 193-196 [139] (Replacement name for preoccupied Janulus Thorell, 1881) [replacement name].
Type species:
Janulus bicornis Thorell, 1881 by original designation. - Janulus Thorell, T. 1881. Studi sui Ragni Malesi e Papuani III. Ragni dell'Austro Malesia e del Capo York, conservati nel Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genova 17: 1-727 [163] [junior homonym; preoccupied by Janulus Lowe, 1852].
- Monetoculus Wunderlich, J. 2008. Descriptions of fossil spider (Araneae) taxa mainly in Baltic amber, as well as on certain related extant taxa. Beiträge zur Araneologie 5: 44-139; 803-804; 813-818 [340].
Secondary source:
Yoshida, H., & Koh, J. K. H. 2011. Phoroncidia, Janula and a new genus Brunepisinus (Araneae: Theridiidae) from Brunei. Acta Arachnologica 60: 75–78 [79] (synonymy).
Introduction
Yoshida and Koh (2011) resurrected Janula from synonymy under Episinus Walckenaer, in Latreille, 1809. Later, Rodrigues et al. (2022) transferred sixteen species from a polyphyletic Episinus to Janula, most of which were South American.
Distribution
States
Queensland
IBRA
Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP)
General References
Rodrigues, E., Rodrigues, P., Brescovit, A., & Koh, J. 2022. An update on the phylogeny of Spintharinae with analysis based on morphological characters and taxonomy of Janula (Araneae, Theridiidae). Organisms, Diversity and Evolution 22: 749–787
Yoshida, H., & Koh, J. K. H. 2011. Phoroncidia, Janula and a new genus Brunepisinus (Araneae: Theridiidae) from Brunei. Acta Arachnologica 60: 75–78
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THERIDIIDAE Sundevall, 1833 | 20-Sep-2022 | ADDED |