Zenodorus

For other uses, see Zenodorus (disambiguation)

Zenodorus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). They are distributed from the Moluccas to Australia, including several islands of the Pacific.

At least one species, Z. orbiculatus, specializes on hunting ants.

Species

• Zenodorus albertisi (Thorell, 1881) — Moluccas to Queensland
• Zenodorus arcipluvii (Peckham & Peckham, 1901) — New Hebrides, Australia
• Zenodorus asper (Karsch, 1878) — New South Wales, New Caledonia
• Zenodorus danae Hogg, 1915 — New Guinea
• Zenodorus durvillei (Walckenaer, 1837) — New Guinea, Australia
• Zenodorus formosus (Rainbow, 1899) — Solomon Islands
• Zenodorus jucundus (Rainbow, 1912) — Northern Territory
• Zenodorus juliae (Thorell, 1881) — New Guinea
• Zenodorus lepidus (Guérin, 1834) — New Guinea
• Zenodorus marginatus (Simon, 1902) — Queensland
• Zenodorus metallescens (L. Koch, 1879) — Queensland, New Guinea
• Zenodorus microphthalmus (L. Koch, 1881) — Pacific Islands
• Zenodorus niger (Karsch, 1878) — New South Wales
• Zenodorus obscurofemoratus (Keyserling, 1883) — New South Wales
• Zenodorus orbiculatus (Keyserling, 1881) — Queensland, New South Wales
• Zenodorus ponapensis Berry, Beatty & Prószynski, 1996 — Caroline Islands
• Zenodorus pupulus (Thorell, 1881) — Queensland
• Zenodorus pusillus (Strand, 1913) — Samoa, Tahiti
• Zenodorus rhodopae Hogg, 1915 — New Guinea
• Zenodorus syrinx Hogg, 1915 — New Guinea
• Zenodorus variatus Pocock, 1899 — Solomon Islands
• Zenodorus varicans (Thorell, 1881) — Queensland
• Zenodorus wangillus Strand, 1911 — Aru Islands

References

• Brisbane Insects and Spiders: Salticid Ant Eater - Zenodorus orbiculatus
• Platnick, Norman I. (2009): The world spider catalog, version 9.5. American Museum of Natural History.

External links

• Salticid Ant Eater - Z. orbiculatus (photographs, description)