Cobanus
Encyclopedia
Cobanus is a genus
of the spider
family Salticidae (jumping spiders).
to Panama
, with others ranging from Mexico
to Venezuela
, and C. cambridgei found on Hispaniola
.
Petrunkevitch described a species from Borneo
in 1914 (C. beebei). As all other species are distributed in Central America, this placement seems unlikely.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of the spider
Spider
Spiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other groups of organisms...
family Salticidae (jumping spiders).
Distribution
Most of the 16 described species are endemicEndemic (ecology)
Endemism is the ecological state of being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, all species of lemur are endemic to the...
to Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
, with others ranging from Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
to Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
, and C. cambridgei found on Hispaniola
Hispaniola
Hispaniola is a major island in the Caribbean, containing the two sovereign states of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The island is located between the islands of Cuba to the west and Puerto Rico to the east, within the hurricane belt...
.
Petrunkevitch described a species from Borneo
Borneo
Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is located north of Java Island, Indonesia, at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia....
in 1914 (C. beebei). As all other species are distributed in Central America, this placement seems unlikely.
Species
- Cobanus beebei PetrunkevitchAlexander PetrunkevitchAlexander Ivanovitch Petrunkevitch was an eminent arachnologist of his time. From 1910 to 1939 he described over 130 spider species.-Biography:...
, 1914 — Borneo - Cobanus bifurcatus ChickeringArthur M. ChickeringArthur Merton Chickering was a U.S. arachnologist. He was born on March 23, 1887 in North Danville, Vermont and died on May 24, 1974.He studied in Yale University under Alexander Petrunkevitch until 1913. In 1916 he earned a master of science degree in cytology and in 1927 a Ph.D. for cytological...
, 1946 — Panama - Cobanus cambridgei (Bryant, 1943) — Hispaniola
- Cobanus cambridgei Chickering, 1946 — Panama
- Cobanus electus Chickering, 1946 — Panama
- Cobanus erythrocras ChamberlinRalph Vary ChamberlinRalph Vary Chamberlin was an American zoologist from Salt Lake City, Utah. He received his PhD from Cornell University in 1904. He was a professor of zoology at Brigham Young University from 1908-1911, and at the University of Utah from 1925-1938....
& IvieWilton IvieWilton Ivie was an American entomologist, who descriped Arachnida-species. . He was employed by the American Museum of Natural History in New York.Wilton Ivie: B.S., M.S. in biology from University of Utah....
, 1936 — Panama - Cobanus extensus (Peckham & Peckham, 1896) — Panama
- Cobanus flavens (Peckham & Peckham, 1896) — Panama
- Cobanus incurvus Chickering, 1946 — Panama
- Cobanus mandibularis (Peckham & Peckham, 1896) — Panama
- Cobanus obscurus Chickering, 1946 — Panama
- Cobanus perditus (BanksNathan BanksNathan Banks was an American entomologist noted for his work on neuroptera, megaloptera, hymenoptera, and acarina . He started work on mites in 1880 with the USDA...
, 1898) — Mexico - Cobanus scintillans Crane, 1943 — Venezuela
- Cobanus seclusus Chickering, 1946 — Panama
- Cobanus subfuscus F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1900 — Costa Rica, Panama
- Cobanus unicolor F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1900 — Costa Rica, Panama