Genus Ligonipes Karsch, 1878
- Ligonipes Karsch, F. 1878. Diagnoses Attoidarum aliquot novarum Novae Hollandiae collectionis Musei Zoologici Berolinensis. Mitteilungen der Münchner Entomologischen Verein 2: 22-32 [26].
Type species:
Ligonipes illustris Karsch, 1878 by monotypy. - Haterius Simon, E. 1900. Descriptions d'arachnides nouveaux de la famille des Attidae. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (Comptes-rendus) 44: 381-407 [403, footnote].
Type species:
Haterius semitectus Simon, 1900 by original designation. - Discocnemius Thorell, T. 1881. Studi sui Ragni Malesi e Papuani III. Ragni dell'Austro Malesia e del Capo York, conservati nel Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genova 17: 1-727 [428].
Type species:
Discocnemius lacertosus Thorell, 1881 by original designation. - Rhomochirus Thorell, T. 1892. Studi sui Ragni Malesi e Papuani. IV, 2. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genova 31: 1-490.
Type species:
Rhombonotus similis Hasselt, 1882 (=Rhomochirus similis (Hasselt, 1882)) by monotypy.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Simon, E. 1903. Histoire naturelle des Araignées. Paris : Encyclopédie Roret Vol. 2(4) pp. 669-1080. [1050] (of Rhomochirus)
- 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 [200] (of Discocnemius and Haterius)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
The genus may also occur in Sumatra
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Einasleigh Uplands (EIU) ; NSW, Qld, Tas: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tasmanian West (TWE), Wet Tropics (WT) ; Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Desert Uplands (DEU)
Other Regions
Norfolk Island terrestrial & freshwater, Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Distribution References
- Hill, D.E. 2010. Sunda to Sahul: Trans-Wallacean distribution of recent salticid genera (Araneae: Salticidae). Peckhamia 80.1: 1-60
- Żabka, M. 1990. Remarks on Salticidae (Araneae) of Australia. Acta Zoologica Fennica 190: 415-418 [416]
- Żabka, M. 1993. Salticidae (Arachnida: Araneae) of the Oriental, Australian and Pacific regions. IX. Genera Afraflacilla Berland & Millot 1941 and Evarcha Simon 1902. Invertebrate Taxonomy 7: 279-295
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)
Simon, E. 1903. Histoire naturelle des Araignées. Paris : Encyclopédie Roret Vol. 2(4) pp. 669-1080. [1050] (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement proposed Rhombonotus also a synonym but not supported by Davies & Zabka (1989))
Żabka, M. 1988. Salticidae (Araneae) of Oriental, Australian and Pacific Regions, III. Annales Zoologici, Warszawa 41: 421-479 [423] (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement synonymised Ohilimia with Discocnemius, but no longer holds this view)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Sep-2019 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 27-Sep-2019 | MODIFIED | Barry Richardson |
| 15-Oct-2020 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 01-Jul-2017 | MODIFIED | Barry Richardson |
| 15-Oct-2020 | 18-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Oct-2020 | 18-Aug-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |