Genus Damoetas Peckham & Peckham, 1886
- Damoetas 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 [277] [nom. nov. for Scirtetes L. Koch, 1879].
- Scirtetes Koch, L. 1879. Die Arachniden Australiens, nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet. Nürnberg : Bauer & Raspe Vol. 1 pp. 1045-1156. [1070] [junior homonym of Scirtetes Wagner, 1841 (Mammalia)].
Type species:
Scirtetes nitidus L. Koch, 1879 by monotypy.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
The genus is also reported from Sabah, Indonesia, though there is some doubt as to the generic placement of these species.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA: Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Murchison (MUR), NSW North Coast (NNC), Pilbara (PIL), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Wet Tropics (WT)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, carnivorous, predator.
General References
Maddison, W.P. 2015. A phylogenetic classification of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae). Journal of Arachnology 43: 231-292
Proszynski, J. 2001. Remarks on jumping spiders of the genus Damoetas related to Myrmarachne (Araneae: Salticidae) with description of two new species. Annales Zoologici, Warszawa 51: 517-522
Richardson, B.J., Whyte, R. & Zabka, M. 2019. A key to the genera of Australian jumping spiders (Aranaea: Salticidae). https://apps.lucidcentral.org/salticidae/
Żabka, M. 1990. Remarks on Salticidae (Araneae) of Australia. Acta Zoologica Fennica 190: 415-418
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 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 29-Sep-2015 | MODIFIED | Barry Richardson |
| 15-Oct-2020 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 29-Sep-2015 | MODIFIED | Barry Richardson |
| 15-Oct-2020 | 20-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Oct-2020 | 18-Aug-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |