Species Ocrisiona melancholica (L. Koch, 1879)
- Marptusa melancholica Koch, L. 1879. Die Arachniden Australiens, nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet. Nürnberg : Bauer & Raspe Vol. 1 pp. 1045-1156. [1113, pl. 97, fig. 4].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown ♀, Bellevue Hill.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Lord Howe Island.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, SA, Vic: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Kanmantoo (KAN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Nandewar (NAN), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Other Regions
Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater, Norfolk Island terrestrial & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, arthropod-feeder, carnivorous, predator, terrestrial, under bark.
Extra Ecological Information
Also under lichen on wet rock wall.
General References
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]
Rainbow, W.J. 1911. A census of Australian Araneidae. Records of the Australian Museum 9(2): 107-319 [Vol 9 titled as published 1912-1913, but Part 2 published 2 Oct 1911] [292]
Żabka, M. 1990. Salticidae (Araneae) of Oriental, Australian and Pacific Regions, IV. Genus Ocrisiona Simon, 1901. Records of the Australian Museum 42: 27-43 [37, figs 7, 8] (redescription)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2020 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 03-Jul-2017 | MODIFIED | Barry Richardson |
| 15-Oct-2020 | 20-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Oct-2020 | 18-Aug-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |