Battalus Explained

Battalus is a genus of Australian corinnid sac spiders first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1878.^[1] Originally placed with the ground spiders, it was moved to the Corinnidae in 2015.^[2]

Species

it contains thirteen species:^[3]

• Battalus adamparsonsi Raven, 2015 — Australia (Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria)
• Battalus baehrae Raven, 2015 — Australia (South Australia)
• Battalus bidgemia Raven, 2015 — Australia (Western Australia, Queensland)
• Battalus boolathana Raven, 2015 — Australia (Western Australia)
• Battalus byrneae Raven, 2015 — Australia (Tasmania)
• Battalus diadens Raven, 2015 — Australia (Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria)
• Battalus helenstarkae Raven, 2015 — Australia (South Australia)
• Battalus microspinosus Raven, 2015 — Australia (Western Australia, South Australia)
• Battalus rugosus Raven, 2015 — Australia (Western Australia, South Australia)
• Battalus semiflavus (Simon, 1896) — Australia (Queensland)
• Battalus spinipes Karsch, 1878 — Australia (Queensland)
• Battalus wallum Raven, 2015 — Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
• Battalus zuytdorp Raven, 2015 — Australia (Western Australia)

Notes and References

1. Karsch. F.. 1878. Exotisch-araneologisches.. Zeitschrift für die Gesammten Naturwissenschaften. 771–826. 51.
2. Raven. R. J.. 2015. A revision of ant-mimicking spiders of the family Corinnidae (Araneae) in the Western Pacific. Zootaxa. 3958. 1. 38. 10.11646/zootaxa.3958.1.1. 26249225.
3. Web site: Gen. Battalus Karsch, 1878. World Spider Catalog. 2019-04-05. Natural History Museum Bern.