Ascyltus
Encyclopedia
Ascyltus is a genus
of jumping spider
s. The nine described species occur on islands in the Pacific Ocean
, including Queensland
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of jumping spider
Jumping spider
The jumping spider family contains more than 500 described genera and about 5,000 described species, making it the largest family of spiders with about 13% of all species. Jumping spiders have some of the best vision among invertebrates and use it in courtship, hunting and navigation...
s. The nine described species occur on islands in the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
, including Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
.
Species
- Ascyltus audax (RainbowWilliam Joseph RainbowWilliam Joseph Rainbow was an entomologist and arachnologist whose work includes the first catalogue of Australian spiders.-Life:...
, 1897) (Funafuti) - Ascyltus divinus Karsch, 1878 (Queensland, Fiji)
- Ascyltus ferox (Rainbow, 1897) (Funafuti)
- Ascyltus lautus (Keyserling, 1881) (New Guinea, Samoa)
- Ascyltus minahassae Merian, 1911 (Sulawesi)
- Ascyltus opulentus (Walckenaer, 1837) (Tonga)
- Ascyltus pterygodes (L. Koch, 1865) (Pacific Is.)
- Ascyltus rhizophora Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1997 (Fiji)
- Ascyltus similis Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1997 (Fiji, Samoa)