Species Portia fimbriata (Doleschall, 1859)
- Salticus fimbriatus Doleschall, C.L. 1859. Tweede bijdrage tot de kennis der Arachniden van den Indischen Archipel. Acta Societatis Scientiarum Indo-Neerlandicae 5: 1-60 [22, pl. 5 fig. 8].
Type data:
Lectotype RMNH vial 5426 ♂, Amboina.Subsequent designation references:
Wanless, F.R. 1978. A revision of the spider genus Portia (Araneae : Salticidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 34: 83-124 [99-100, pl. 7].Secondary source:
Wanless, F.R. 1978. A revision of the spider genus Portia (Araneae : Salticidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 34: 83-124 [99]. - Linus alticeps Pocock, R.I. 1899. Scorpions, Pedipalpi and spiders collected by Dr Willey in New Britain, the Solomon Islands, Loyalty Islands, etc. pp. 95-120 in Willey, A. (ed.). Zoological Results based on material from New Britian, New Guinea, Loyalty Islands and elsewhere collected during the years 1896, 1896 and 1897. Part 1. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. [117, fig. 14].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1898.12.5.60 ♀, Rubiana, New Georgia, Solomon Is.Secondary source:
Wanless, F.R. 1978. A revision of the spider genus Portia (Araneae : Salticidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 34: 83-124 [99]. - Boethoportia ocellata Hogg, H.R. 1915. On spiders of the family Salticidae collected by the British Ornithologists' Union expedition and the Wollaston expedition in Dutch New Guinea. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 20: 501-528 [502, fig. 1].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1921.3.24.125-6 ♂, Dutch New Guinea.Subsequent designation references:
Wanless, F.R. 1978. A revision of the spider genus Portia (Araneae : Salticidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 34: 83-124 [99].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Proszynski, J. 1971. Catalogue of Salticidae (Aranei) specimens kept in major collections of the world. Annales Zoologici, Warszawa 28: 367-519 [385] (for ocellata)
- Wanless, F.R. 1978. A revision of the spider genus Portia (Araneae : Salticidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 34: 83-124 [99] (for alticeps)
Generic Combinations
- Portia fimbriata (Doleschall, 1859). —
Wanless, F.R. 1978. A revision of the spider genus Portia (Araneae : Salticidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 34: 83-124 [22]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Doubtfully also Sri Lanka, India and China.
IBRA
NT, Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, carnivorous, closed forest, predator.
General References
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Clark, R.J. & Jackson, R.R. 1995. Drag-line mediated sex recognition in two species of jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae), Portia labiata and P. fimbriata. Ethology Ecology and Evolution 7: 13-77
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Elgar, M.A. 1993. Inter-specific association involving spiders: Kleptoparasitism, mimicry and mutualism. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 33: 411-430
Hallas, S.E.A. 1988. The ontogeny of behaviour in Portia fimbriata, P. labiata and P. schultzi. Journal of Zoology, London 215: 231-238
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History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 10-Mar-2021 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Oct-2020 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 04-Jul-2017 | MODIFIED | Barry Richardson |
| 15-Oct-2020 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 02-Jun-2015 | MODIFIED | Barry Richardson |
| 15-Oct-2020 | 20-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Oct-2020 | 18-Aug-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |