Abstract

The spider genus Ocrisiona Simon is revised. Eight species are diagnosed, described and illustrated, five new ones are established: O. eucalypti, O. koahi, O. parmeliae, O. victoriae and O. yakatunyae. Four species, O. aerata (L. Koch), O. elegans (L. Koch), O. frenata Simon and O. parallelistriata (L. Koch), are excluded as not related, three additional ones, O. complanata (L. Koch), O. fusca (Karasch) and O. invenusta (L. Koch), are transferred to Holoplatys. The genus is redefined and its relationships are discussed. Remarks on biology are presented, maps of distribution and key to the species are given. Geographical distribution of Ocrisiona is limited to Australia and adjacent areas; O. leucocomis (L. Koch) and O. melanopyga Simon are mainland species also recorded from Tasmania, and O. melancholica (L. Koch) is also known from Lord Howe Island.

 
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Bibliographic Data

Short Form
Zabka, 1990, Rec. Aust. Mus. 42(1): 27–43
Author
Marek Zabka
Year
1990
Title
Salticidae (Araneae) of Oriental, Australian and Pacific Regions, IV. Genus Ocrisiona Simon, 1901
Serial Title
Records of the Australian Museum
Volume
42
Issue
1
Start Page
27
End Page
43
DOI
10.3853/j.0067-1975.42.1990.105
Language
en
Date Published
23 March 1990
Cover Date
23 March 1990
ISSN (print)
0067-1975
CODEN
RAUMAJ
Publisher
The Australian Museum
Place Published
Sydney, Australia
Subjects
ARACHNIDA; TAXONOMY
Digitized
24 November 2008
Available Online
18 December 2008
Reference Number
105
EndNote
105.enw
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