Genus Helpis Simon, 1901
- Helpis Simon, E. 1901. Histoire naturelle des Araignées. Paris : Encyclopédie Rorét Vol. 2(3) pp. 381-668 figs 384-792. [432, 436-438].
Type species:
Astia minitabunda L. Koch, 1880 by monotypy.
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Also in New Zealand and Papua New Guinea
IBRA
ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Kimberley (CK), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT) ; NSW, Qld, Tas: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Mulga Lands (ML) ; NSW, Tas, WA: Ben Lomond (BEL) ; Qld: Einasleigh Uplands (EIU) ; Tas: Flinders (FLI)
Distribution References
- Żabka, M. 1990. Remarks on Salticidae (Araneae) of Australia. Acta Zoologica Fennica 190: 415-418 [416]
- Zabka, M. 1993. Salticidae (Arachnida: Araneae) of New Guinea — a zoogeographic account. Bollettino dell'Accademia Gioenia di Scienze Naturali 26: 389-394 [392]
- Żabka, M. 2002. Zoogeography of Salticidae (Arachnida : Araneae) of New Zealand. Annales Zoologici, Warszawa 52: 459-464 [462]
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
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)
Wanless, F.R. 1988. A revision of the spider group Astieae in the Australian Region. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 15: 81-172 [91] (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement redescription)
Żabka, M. 1990. Remarks on Salticidae (Araneae) of Australia. Acta Zoologica Fennica 190: 415-418
Żabka, M. & Patoleta, B.M. 2014. New species of Helpis Simon, 1901 from Australia (Araneae: Salticidae), with a new definition of the genus. Zootaxa 3873(5): 571–589 [572] (revised diagnosis and definition)
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) |