Genus Cosmophasis Simon, 1901
- Cosmophasis Simon, E. 1901. Histoire naturelle des Araignées. Paris : Encyclopédie Rorét Vol. 2(3) pp. 381-668 figs 384-792. [553] [nom. nov. for Sobara Keyserling, 1882; the designation of P. thalassinus as the type is therefore invalid and the type is Sobara bitaeniata (e.g. Article 69.2.2)].
Type species:
Sobara bitaeniata Keyserling, 1882 by monotypy (non Sobara Oman 1949 (Hemiptera)).- Selaophora Keyserling, E. 1882. Die Arachniden Australiens, nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet. Nürnberg : Bauer & Raspe Vol. 1 pp. 1325-1420. [1374].
Type species (included species):
Selaophora rubra Keyserling, 1882; Selaophora obscura Keyserling, 1882
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Simon, E. 1901. Histoire naturelle des Araignées. Paris : Encyclopédie Rorét Vol. 2(3) pp. 381-668 figs 384-792. [543] (proposes Cosmophasis as a nom. nov. for Sobara on the basis that it is a junior synonym, but no earlier senior synonym can be found. He did not use Selaophora because only one of the nominotypical species was included in his Cosmophasis. While valid, Sobra and Selaophora may meet the requirements needed to be considered nomina oblita (Article 23.9.1) but present usage should be maintained until this is determined and published)
Introduction
Zabka et al. (2017) list an unidentified species as occurring on 10 of Australia's off-shore islands.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Also in Fiji, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore
IBRA
NT, Qld: Central Arnhem (CA), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW) ; NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT) ; Qld: Mulga Lands (ML)
Other Regions
Cocos (Keeling) Islands terrestrial & freshwater, 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 [121] (summary description)
Chia-Chen Chang, Huey Yee Teo, Norma-Rishid, Y & Daiquin Li 2017. Predator personality and prey behavioural predictability jointly determine foraging performance. Scientific Reports 7: 40734 [1-8]
Curtis, B.A. 1989. Do ant-mimicking Cosmophasis spiders prey on their Camponotus models. Cimbebasia 10: 67-70
Donovan, B & Hill, D.E. 2017. Report of Cosmophasis feeding on butterfly eggs in Queensland (Araneae: Salticidae: Chrysillini). Peckhamia 149.1: 1-3
Elgar, M.A. 1993. Inter-specific association involving spiders: Kleptoparasitism, mimicry and mutualism. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 33: 411-430
Hill, D.E. 2022. Jumping spider scales. Peckhamia 279,1: 1-83
Hua Zeng, Wee, S.S>E., Painting, C.J., Shichang Zhang & Daiquin Li 2019. Equivalent effect of UV coloration and vibratory signal on mating success in a jumping spider. Behavioral Ecology 30: 313-321
Li, D. & Lim, M.L.M. 2005. Ultraviolet cues affect the foraging behaviour of jumping spiders. Animal Behaviour 70: 771-776
Lim, M.L.M. & Li, D. 2006. Extreme ultraviolet sexual dimorphism in jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 89: 397-406
Lim, M.L.M. & Li, D. 2013. UV-green iridescence predicts male quality during jumping spider contests. PLoS ONE (Public Library of Science) 8(4): e59774
Maddison, W.P. 2015. A phylogenetic classification of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae). Journal of Arachnology 43: 231-292
Parker, A.R. & Hegedus, Z. 2003. Diffractive optics in spiders. Journal of Optics, A - Pure and Applied Optics 5: S111-S116
Proszynski, J. 2001. Salticidae (Araneae) of the World. http://www.miiz.waw.pl/salticid/main.htm. (considers African species belong to a different 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/
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)
Żabka, M. 1990. Remarks on Salticidae (Araneae) of Australia. Acta Zoologica Fennica 190: 415-418
Zabka, M., Patoleta, B. and Trebicki, L. 2019. Salticidae (Arachnida: Araneae) inhabiting island off Australia re-visited. Austral Entomology 58: 382-386
Żabka, M. & Waldock, J. 2012. Salticidae (Arachnida: Araneae) from Oriental, Australian and Pacific regions. Genus Cosmophasis Simon, 1901. Annales Zoologici, Warszawa 62(1): 115-198
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Sep-2019 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 14-Aug-2019 | MODIFIED | Barry Richardson |
| 29-Mar-2018 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 19-Mar-2018 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Oct-2020 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 22-Jun-2017 | MODIFIED | Barry Richardson |
| 15-Oct-2020 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 26-May-2015 | MODIFIED | Barry Richardson |
| 29-Aug-2013 | Cosmophasis Simon, 1901 | 28-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Oct-2020 | 20-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Oct-2020 | 18-Aug-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |