Allococalodes Explained

Allococalodes is a genus of Papuan jumping spiders that was first described by F. R. Wanless in 1982.^[1] it contains only three species, found only in Papua New Guinea: A. alticeps, A. cornutus, and A. madidus.^[2] The name is a combination of Ancient Greek Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ἄλλος ("allo"), meaning "other", and the genus Cocalodes.

Notes and References

1. Wanless. F. R.. 1982. A revision of the spider genus Cocalodes with a description of a new related genus (Araneae: Salticidae). Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History. 263–298. 42.
2. Gen. Allococalodes Wanless, 1982. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-07-05. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.