Genus Zenodorus Peckham and Peckham, 1891
- Zenodorus Peckham, G.W. & Peckham, E.G. 1886. Genera of the family Attidae: with a partial synonymy. Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters 6: 255-342 [287].
Type species:
Attus durvillii Walckenaer, 1837 by original designation. - Mollika Peckham, G.W. & Peckham, E.G. 1901. Spiders of the Phidippus group of the family Attidae. Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters 13: 282-358 [303].
Type species:
Philaeus metallescens L. Koch, 1879 by original designation.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Żabka, M. 1988. Salticidae (Araneae) of Oriental, Australian and Pacific Regions, III. Annales Zoologici, Warszawa 41: 421-479 [423, 478]
Introduction
Zenodorus has been treated as separate genus until recently when Zhang & Maddisom (2012) proposed that it be synonymised it with Omoedus and Pystira. This proposal however has not been supported by other workers. Examples of an undescribed species from Cape York are found in Australian collections. This is "Pystira-like" in general morphology and is illustrated in Davies and Zabka 1989 as "Omoedus" .
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Dampierland (DL), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Finke (FIN), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Pilbara (PIL), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT) ; NT, Qld: Darwin Coastal (DAC), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Pine Creek (PCK)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, carnivorous, predator.
General References
Davies, V.T. & Żabka, M. 1989. Illustrated keys to the genera of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) in Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 27: 189-266
Maddison, W.P. 2015. A phylogenetic classification of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae). Journal of Arachnology 43: 231-292
Proszynski, J. 1971. Redescriptions of type-species of genera of Salticidae (Aranei), VIII-X. Revision of the subfamily Coccorchestinae. Annales Zoologici, Warszawa 28: 153-182
Proszynski, J. 2017. Pragmatic classification of the world Salticidae (Araneae). Ecologia Montenegrina 12: 1-133 [76] (Reinstated Zenodorus as a distinct genus.)
Richardson, B.J., Whyte, R. & Zabka, M. 2019. A key to the genera of Australian jumping spiders (Aranaea: Salticidae). https://apps.lucidcentral.org/salticidae/ (Support separaration of Zenodorus)
Zabka, M., Patoleta, B. and Trebicki, L. 2019. Salticidae (Arachnida: Araneae) inhabiting island off Australia re-visited. Austral Entomology 58: 382-386
Zhang, Jun-Xia & Maddison, W.P. 2013. Molecular phylogeny, divergence times and biogeography of spiders of the subfamily Euophryinae (Araneae: Salticidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 68: 81-92
Zhang, J-X and Maddison, W. P. 2015. Molecular phylogeny, divergence times and biogeography of spiders of the subfamily Euophrynae (Araneae: Sallticidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 68: 81-92
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 21-Nov-2019 | ADDED | Barry Richardson |