Cocalodes Explained

Cocalodes is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1897. The name is an alteration of the salticid genus Cocalus.

Species

it contains twelve species, found only in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea:^[1]

• Cocalodes cygnatus Wanless, 1982 – Indonesia
• Cocalodes expers Wanless, 1982 – New Guinea
• Cocalodes innotabilis Wanless, 1982 – New Guinea
• Cocalodes leptopus Pocock, 1897 (type) – Indonesia
• Cocalodes longicornis Wanless, 1982 – New Guinea
• Cocalodes longipes (Thorell, 1881) – Indonesia, New Guinea
• Cocalodes macellus (Thorell, 1878) – Indonesia, New Guinea
• Cocalodes papuanus Simon, 1900 – New Guinea
• Cocalodes platnicki Wanless, 1982 – New Guinea
• Cocalodes protervus (Thorell, 1881) – New Guinea
• Cocalodes thoracicus Szombathy, 1915 – New Guinea
• Cocalodes turgidus Wanless, 1982 – New Guinea

Notes and References

1. Gen. Cocalodes Pocock, 1897. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-07-06. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.