Rudy Jocqué

Rudy Jocqué, abbreviated Jocqué, (born 1946) is a Belgian arachnologist.

He worked at the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren. He is a specialist in spiders of the Afrotropical realm.

Field studies Part of his arachnological taxonomy studies are focused mainly on the families Zodariidae and Linyphiidae. He has also participated in numerous revisions of genera belonging to the families Ctenidae, Lycosidae, and Corinnidae, and evaluates the habitat consistency of numerous references.

In the field of ethology, he has studied the degree of adaptation of spiders to changing forest conditions in Central Africa and their influence on biological diversity.

Expeditions In the last decade, he has frequently visited Central Africa, particularly the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where he founded the Mikembo Sanctuary near Lubumbashi. The sanctuary serves as a school for the study of invertebrate biodiversity and promotes education on collection methods and local awareness of the ecological importance of invertebrates.

Taxa named in his honour

Hahnia jocquei Bosmans, 1982 Gallieniella jocquei Platnick, 1984 Afrilobus jocquei Griswold & Platnick, 1987 Thomisus jocquei Dippenaar-Schoeman, 1988 Xevioso jocquei Griswold, 1990 Evippa jocquei Alderweireldt, 1991 Setaphis jocquei Platnick & Murphy, 1996 Goleba jocquei Szüts, 2001 Oedignatha jocquei Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 Raecius jocquei Griswold, 2002 Cheiramiona jocquei Lotz, 2003 Garcorops jocquei Corronca, 2003 Habronestes jocquei Baehr, 2003 Spermophora jocquei Huber, 2003 Selenops jocquei Corronca, 2005 Zelotes jocquei FitzPatrick, 2007

Described taxa

Akyttara Jocqué, 1987 Amphiledorus Jocqué & Bosmans, 2001 Antillorena Jocqué, 1991 Antoonops Fannes & Jocqué, 2008 Araeoncus malawiensis Jocqué, 1981 Araeoncus viphyensis Jocqué, 1981 Aschema Jocqué, 1991 Asteron Jocqué, 1991 Australutica Jocqué, 1995 Cameroneta longiradix Bosmans & Jocqué, 1983 Cameroneta Bosmans & Jocqué, 1983 Cavasteron Baehr & Jocqué, 2000 Chilumena Jocqué, 1995 Chummidae Jocqué, 2001 Chumma Jocqué, 2001 Chumma gastroperforata Jocqué, 2001 Chumma inquieta Jocqué, 2001 Colima Jocqué & Baehr, 2005 Comorella Jocqué, 1985 Comorella spectabilis Jocqué, 1985 Deelemania Jocqué & Bosmans, 1983 Deelemania gabonensis Jocqué, 1983 Deelemania malawiensis Jocqué & Russell-Smith, 1984 Deelemania manensis Jocqué & Bosmans, 1983 Donacosa Alderweireldt & Jocqué, 1991 Donacosa merlini Alderweireldt & Jocqué, 1991 Dusmadiores Jocqué, 1987 Dusmadiores doubeni Jocqué, 1987 Dusmadiores katelijnae Jocqué, 1987 Dusmadiores robanja Jocqué, 1987 Epicratinus Jocqué & Baehr, 2005 Euryeidon Dankittipakul & Jocqué, 2004 Forsterella Jocqué, 1991 Forsterella faceta Jocqué, 1991 Foveosa Russell-Smith, Alderweireldt & Jocqué, 2007 Griswoldia Dippenaar-Schoeman & Jocqué, 1997 Hala Jocqué, 1994 Heradion Dankittipakul & Jocqué, 2004 Holmelgonia Jocqué & Scharff, 2007 Koinothrix Jocqué, 1981 Koinothrix pequenops Jocqué, 1981 Lachesana insensibilis Jocqué, 1991 Leptasteron Baehr & Jocqué, 2001 Limoneta Bosmans & Jocqué, 1983 Locketidium Jocqué, 1981 Mastidiores Jocqué, 1987 Mastidiores kora Jocqué, 1987 Metaleptyphantes vates Jocqué, 1983 Microdiores Jocqué, 1987 Microdiores aurantioviolaceus Nzigidahera & Jocqué, 2010 Microdiores chowo Jocqué, 1987 Microdiores rwegura Nzigidahera & Jocqué, 2010 Microdiores violaceus Nzigidahera & Jocqué, 2010 Minasteron Baehr & Jocqué, 2000 Minicosa Alderweireldt & Jocqué, 2007 Minicosa neptuna Alderweireldt & Jocqué, 2007 Murphydium Jocqué, 1996 Murphydium foliatum Jocqué, 1996 Neoeburnella avocalis (Jocqué & Bosmans, 1983) Nostera Jocqué, 1991 Ophrynia Jocqué, 1981 Ophrynia superciliosa Jocqué, 1981 Pachydelphus Jocqué & Bosmans, 1983 Pelecopsis malawiensis Jocqué, 1977 Pentasteron Baehr & Jocqué, 2001 Petaloctenus Jocqué & Steyn, 1997 Phenasteron Baehr & Jocqué, 2001 Platnickia Jocqué, 1991 Procydrela Jocqué, 1999 Proelauna Jocqué, 1981 Psammoduon Jocqué, 1991 Psammorygma Jocqué, 1991 Pseudasteron Jocqué & Baehr, 2001 Pseudasteron simile Jocqué & Baehr, 2001 Ranops Jocqué, 1991 Rotundrela Jocqué, 1999 Storosa Jocqué, 1991 Subasteron Baehr & Jocqué, 2001 Subasteron daviesae Baehr & Jocqué, 2001 Suffasia Jocqué, 1991 Tolma Jocqué, 1994 Tolma toreuta Jocqué, 1994 Toxoniella Warui & Jocqué, 2002 Tropizodium Jocqué & Churchill, 2005 Tybaertiella Jocqué, 1979 Ulugurella Jocqué & Scharff, 1986 Ulugurella longimana Jocqué & Scharff, 1986 Venia Seyfulina & Jocqué, 2009 Venia kakamega Seyfulina & Jocqué, 2009 Zillimata Jocqué, 1995