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Genus: Cosmophasis Simon, 1901 | Family: Salticidae Blackwall, 1841

Cosmophasis obscura (Keyserling, 1882)

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Described:

Distribution: New Guinea, Australia (Queensland)

External Resources*: Jumping Spiders of the World Metzner (2026) | Salticidae Database Prószyński (2025) | GBIF

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Taxonomic References

Selaophora obscura Keyserling, 1882: 1376, pl. 117, f. 1 (Df) Original description

Cosmophasis obscurus Rainbow, 1911: 285

Cosmophasis obscura Żabka & Waldock, 2012: 120, f. 5A-H, 6A-B (f)

References

Keyserling, E. (1882). Die Arachniden Australiens, nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet [Erster Theil, Lieferung 29-30]. Bauer & Raspe, Nürnberg, 1325-1420, pl. 113-120. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.121660 -- Show included taxa

Rainbow, W. J. (1911). A census of Australian Araneidae. Records of the Australian Museum 9(2): 107-319. doi: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.9.1911.928 -- Show included taxa

Żabka, M. & Waldock, J. (2012). Salticidae (Arachnida: Araneae) from Oriental, Australian and Pacific regions. Genus Cosmophasis Simon, 1901. Annales Zoologici, Warszawa 62(1): 115-198. doi: 10.3161/000345412X633694 -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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Metzner, H. (2026). Jumping spiders (Arachnida: Araneae: Salticidae) of the world. Online at https://www.jumping-spiders.com.

Prószyński, J. (2025). Salticidae (Araneae) Genera of the World "a management tool for developing a new system of Salticidae" - a scrollable e-Textbook. Version December 20th, 2025, online at http://www.salticidae.pl.

GBIF.org (2026). GBIF Home Page (via GBIF API). Available from: https://www.gbif.org [8 January 2026]

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