Genus Cyrba Simon, 1876
Type species:
Salticus algerina Lucas, 1846 by original designation.- Stasippus Thorell, T. 1887. Viaggio di L. Fea in Birmania e regioni vicine. II. Primo saggio sui Ragni birmani. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genova 25: 5-417 [374].
Type species:
Stasippus inornatus Thorell, 1887 by monotypy. Type species:
Vindima maculata Thorell, 1895 by monotypy.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Simon, E. 1901. Histoire naturelle des Araignées. Paris : Encyclopédie Rorét Vol. 2(3) pp. 381-668 figs 384-792. [387, 429, 447, 449] (of Stasippus)
- Wanless, F.R. 1984. A revision of the spider genus Cyrba (Araneae: Salticidae) with the description of a new presumptive pheromone dispersing organ. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 47: 445-481 [448] (of Vindima)
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
A specimen listed as from SW Tasmania has also been placed in this genus, though seems very unlikely. Also occurs widely in Australian, Afrotropical, Orientaland Palaearctic Regions
IBRA
NT, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Pilbara (PIL), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Distribution References
- Wanless, F.R. 1984. A revision of the spider genus Cyrba (Araneae: Salticidae) with the description of a new presumptive pheromone dispersing organ. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 47: 445-481
- Żabka, M. 1990. Remarks on Salticidae (Araneae) of Australia. Acta Zoologica Fennica 190: 415-418 [416]
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, carnivorous, predator.
General References
Berry, J., Beatty, J. & Proszynski, J. 1998. Salticidae of the Pacific Islands. 3. Distribution of seven genera with descriptions of nineteen new species and two new genera. Journal of Arachnology 26: 149-189 [150] (redescription)
Cross, F.R. & Jackson, R.R. 2014. Solving a novel confinement problem by spartaeine salticids that are predisposed to solve problems in the context of predation. Animal Cognition 18: 509-515
Jackson, R. R. 2002. Trail-and-error derivation of aggressive-mimicry signals by Bretus and Cyrba, spartaeine jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from Israel, Kenya, and Sri Lanka. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 29: 95-117
Jackson, R.R. & Hallas, S.E.A. 1986. Predatory vesatility and intraspecific interactionsof sparataeine jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) : Brettus adonis, B. cingulaus, Cyrba algerina, and Phaeacius sp. indet. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 13: 491-520
Maddison, W.P. 2015. A phylogenetic classification of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae). Journal of Arachnology 43: 231-292
Proszynski, J. 1976. Studium systematyczno-zoogeofragiczne nad radzina Salticidae (Aranei) Regionow Palearktycznego i Nearktycnego. Siedlce : Rozprawy Wyzszej Szkoly Pedagogicznej Vol. 6 260 pp. [17] (referred to Plexippinae)
Richardson, B.J., Whyte, R. & Zabka, M. 2019. A key to the genera of Australian jumping spiders (Aranaea: Salticidae). https://apps.lucidcentral.org/salticidae/
Wanless, F.R. 1984. A revision of the spider subfamily Spartaeinae nom. n. (Araneae: Salticidae) with descriptions of six new genera. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 46: 135-204 [185]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2020 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 30-Jun-2017 | MODIFIED | Barry Richardson |
| 15-Oct-2020 | 20-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Oct-2020 | 18-Aug-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |