Cocalus (spider)
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Cocalus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1846, and is named after Cocalus, a Sicilian king of Greek mythology.[1]
At least one species, Cocalus gibbosus, does not adhere to spider silk and will sometimes invade the webs of other spiders and stalk across the webs to feed on them,[2] preferring spiders over insects in its diet.[3] However, unlike other araneophagic jumping spiders like Portia, Cocalus gibbosus does not pluck on the webs of other spiders.[2]
Species
As of June 2019[update]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". it contains six species, found only in Asia, Australia, and Papua New Guinea:[4]
- Cocalus concolor C. L. Koch, 1846 (type) – Indonesia, New Guinea
- Cocalus gibbosus Wanless, 1981 – Australia (Queensland)
- Cocalus lacinia Sudhin, Nafin, Sumesh & Sudhikumar, 2019 – India
- Cocalus limbatus Thorell, 1878 – Indonesia
- Cocalus menglaensis Cao & Li, 2016 – China
- Cocalus murinus Simon, 1899 – India, Indonesia, Singapore (Sumatra)
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- Taxa named by Carl Ludwig Koch