Species Simaetha tenuidens (Keyserling, 1882)
- Eulabes tenuidens Keyserling, E. 1882. Die Arachniden Australiens, nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet. Nürnberg : Bauer & Raspe Vol. 1 pp. 1325-1420. [1393, pl.118 fig. 3-4] [as tenuideus but given as tenuidens in the index (p. 1482) and corrected by first revisor (Simon, 1903; p.8333, 838)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MGH 7690 1♂ 2♀, Gayndah, Rockhampton, Qld; whereabouts unknown (Mr Bradley's collection), Cape York. - Simaetha chelicerata Szombathy, K. 1915. Attides nouveaux appartenant aux collections du Musée National Hongrois. Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici (Zoologica) 13: 468-490 [482, fig. 10].
Type data:
Holotype MNH ♀, Simbang, Huon Gulf, PNG.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Proszynski, J. 1983. Redescriptions of types of Oriental and Australian Salticidae (Aranea) in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest. Folia Entomologica Hungarica 44: 283-297 [296, fig. 29] (redescribes chelicerata)
- Proszynski, J. 1987. Atlas rysunków diagnostycznych mniej znanych Salticidae 2. Siedlce : Rozprawy Wyzszej Szkoly Pedagogicznej pp. 1-172. [167]
Distribution
States
Queensland
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
IMCRA
Norfolk Island Province (21)
Other Regions
Norfolk Island terrestrial & freshwater, Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, carnivorous, peridomestic, predator.
Extra Ecological Information
On grass and bushes, in wasp nests (Sclerephron formosum, Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) and in houses.
General References
Hawkeswood, T.J. 2003. Spiders of Australia: An introduction to their Classification, Biology and Distribution. Sofia : Pensoft 263 pp. [84] (general biology)
Patoleta, B. & Żabka, M. 1999. Salticidae (Arachnida, Araneae) of islands off Australia. Journal of Arachnology 27: 229-235 [232]
Rainbow, W.J. 1920. Arachnida from Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 1: 229-272
Żabka, M. 1994. Salticidae (Arachnida: Araneae) of Oriental, Australian and Pacific Regions, X. Genus Simaetha Thorell. Records of the Western Australian Museum 16: 499-534 [511, figs 7-8] (redescription; gives Peak Downs as a type locality)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2020 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 05-Jul-2017 | MODIFIED | Barry Richardson |
| 15-Oct-2020 | 20-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Oct-2020 | 18-Aug-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |