Genus Plexippus Koch, 1846
- Plexippus Koch, C.L. 1846. Die Arachniden. Getreu nach der Natur abgebildet und beschrieben. Nürnberg : J.L. Lotzbeck Vol. 13 pp. 1–234. [107].
Type species:
Attus paykullii Audouin, 1826 (=Attus paykulli Audouin, 1826) by subsequent designation, see Simon, E. 1903. Histoire naturelle des Araignées. Paris : Encyclopédie Roret Vol. 2(4) pp. 669-1080. [735]. - Plexippa Simon, E. 1864. Histoire naturelle des araignées (Aranéides). Paris : Encyclopédie de Rorét 540 pp. [325] [errore pro Plexippus].
- Thotmes Cambridge, O.P.- 1901. Arachnida - Araneida and Opiliones. pp. 193-312 in Godman, F.D. & Salvin, O. (eds). Biologia Centrali-Americana; or, contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and central America, Zoology. London : Dulau Vol. 2 xvi 416 pp., 22 pls. [240].
Type species:
Attus paykullii Audouin, 1826 (=Attus paykulli Audoin, 1826) by original designation. Type species:
Hissarinus kondarensis Charitonov, 1951 by monotypy (= P. paykullii).- Apamamia Roewer, C.F. 1944. Einige Araneen von Prof. Dr. Sixten Bocks Pazifik-Expedition 1917-1918. Göteborgs Kungliga Vetenskaps och Vitterhets Samhälles Handlingar 6 2B 11: 3-10.
Type species:
Apamamia bocki Roewer, 1944 by monotypy (= P. paykulli).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Simon, E. 1903. Histoire naturelle des Araignées. Paris : Encyclopédie Roret Vol. 2(4) pp. 669-1080. [734] (of Thotmes)
- Andreeva, E.M. 1975. Distribution and ecology of spiders (Aranei) in Tadjikistan. Fragmenta Faunistica (Warsaw) 20: 323-352 [339] (of Hissarinus)
- Ledoux, J.-C. & Hallé, N. 1995. Araignées de l'île Rapa (îles Australes, Polynésie). Revue Arachnologique 11: 1-15 [12] (of Apamamia)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Cosmotropical.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, WA: Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Pine Creek (PCK), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT) ; NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Daly Basin (DAB), Gulf Coastal (GUC)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory, Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands, Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, carnivorous, predator.
General References
Berry, J.W., Beatty, J.A. & Proszynski, J. 1997. Salticidae of the Pacific Islands. II. Distribution of nine genera, with description of eleven new species. Journal of Arachnology 25: 109-136 [130] (summary description)
Edwards, G.B. 1980. Experimental demonstration of the importance of wings to prey evaluation by a salticid spider. Peckhamia 2: 6-9
Isbister, G.K., Churchill, T.B., Hurst, D.B., Gray, M.R. & Currie, B.J. 2001. Clinical effects of bites from formally identified spiders in tropical Northern Territory. Australian Medical Journal 174: 79-82
Komiya, M., Yamashita, S. & Tateda, H. 1988. Turning reactions to real and apparent motion stimuli in the posterolateral eyes of jumping spiders. Journal of Comparative Physiology. A. Sensory, Neural and Behavioral Physiology 163: 585-592
Land, M.F. 1985. Fields of view of the eyes of primitive jumping spiders. Journal of Experimental Biology 119: 381-384
Maddison, W.P. 2015. A phylogenetic classification of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae). Journal of Arachnology 43: 231-292
Richardson, B.J., Whyte, R. & Zabka, M. 2019. A key to the genera of Australian jumping spiders (Aranaea: Salticidae). https://apps.lucidcentral.org/salticidae/
Richardson, B.J., Żabka, M., Gray, M.R. & Milledge, G. 2006. Distributional patterns of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) in Australia. Journal of Biogeography 33: 707-719 (Gives BIOCLIM predicted distribution of the genus)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2020 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 27-Jul-2017 | MODIFIED | Barry Richardson |
| 15-Oct-2020 | 20-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Oct-2020 | 18-Aug-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |