Genus Pungalina Richardson, 2013
- Pungalina Richardson, B.J. 2013. New unidentate jumping spider genera (Araneae: Salticidae) from Australia. Zootaxa 3716(3): 460–474 [471].
Type species:
Pungalina weiri Richardson, 2013 by monotypy.
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
IBRA
ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Flinders (FLI), Gascoyne (GAS), Gulf Plains (GUP), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT) ; NSW, Qld, Vic: NSW South Western Slopes (NSS) ; WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Coolgardie (COO), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA)
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, carnivorous, litter-dwelling, predator.
General References
Maddison, W.P. 2015. A phylogenetic classification of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae). Journal of Arachnology 43: 231-292
Richardson, B.J. 2016. New genera, new species and redescription of Australian jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae). Zootaxa 4114(5): 501-560
Richardson, B.J., Whyte, R. & Zabka, M. 2019. A key to the genera of Australian jumping spiders (Aranaea: Salticidae). https://apps.lucidcentral.org/salticidae/
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2020 | SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 05-Jul-2017 | MODIFIED | Barry Richardson |
| SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841 | 08-Oct-2013 | ADDED |