Rudy Jocqué
Rudy Jocqué, abbreviated Jocqué, 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, 1982Gallieniella jocquei Platnick, 1984Afrilobus jocquei Griswold & Platnick, 1987Thomisus jocquei Dippenaar-Schoeman, 1988Xevioso jocquei Griswold, 1990Evippa jocquei Alderweireldt, 1991Setaphis jocquei Platnick & Murphy, 1996Goleba jocquei Szüts, 2001Oedignatha jocquei Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001Raecius jocquei Griswold, 2002Cheiramiona jocquei Lotz, 2003Garcorops jocquei Corronca, 2003Habronestes jocquei Baehr, 2003Spermophora jocquei Huber, 2003Selenops jocquei Corronca, 2005Zelotes jocquei FitzPatrick, 2007Described taxa
Akyttara Jocqué, 1987Amphiledorus Jocqué & Bosmans, 2001Antillorena Jocqué, 1991Antoonops Fannes & Jocqué, 2008Araeoncus malawiensis Jocqué, 1981Araeoncus viphyensis Jocqué, 1981Aschema Jocqué, 1991Asteron Jocqué, 1991Australutica Jocqué, 1995Cameroneta longiradix Bosmans & Jocqué, 1983Cameroneta Bosmans & Jocqué, 1983Cavasteron Baehr & Jocqué, 2000Chilumena Jocqué, 1995- Chummidae Jocqué, 2001Chumma Jocqué, 2001Chumma gastroperforata Jocqué, 2001Chumma inquieta Jocqué, 2001Colima Jocqué & Baehr, 2005Comorella Jocqué, 1985Comorella spectabilis Jocqué, 1985Deelemania Jocqué & Bosmans, 1983Deelemania gabonensis Jocqué, 1983Deelemania malawiensis Jocqué & Russell-Smith, 1984Deelemania manensis Jocqué & Bosmans, 1983Donacosa Alderweireldt & Jocqué, 1991Donacosa merlini Alderweireldt & Jocqué, 1991Dusmadiores Jocqué, 1987Dusmadiores doubeni Jocqué, 1987Dusmadiores katelijnae Jocqué, 1987Dusmadiores robanja Jocqué, 1987Epicratinus Jocqué & Baehr, 2005Euryeidon Dankittipakul & Jocqué, 2004Forsterella Jocqué, 1991Forsterella faceta Jocqué, 1991Foveosa Russell-Smith, Alderweireldt & Jocqué, 2007Griswoldia Dippenaar-Schoeman & Jocqué, 1997Hala Jocqué, 1994Heradion Dankittipakul & Jocqué, 2004Holmelgonia Jocqué & Scharff, 2007Koinothrix Jocqué, 1981Koinothrix pequenops Jocqué, 1981Lachesana insensibilis Jocqué, 1991Leptasteron Baehr & Jocqué, 2001Limoneta Bosmans & Jocqué, 1983Locketidium Jocqué, 1981Mastidiores Jocqué, 1987Mastidiores kora Jocqué, 1987Metaleptyphantes vates Jocqué, 1983Microdiores Jocqué, 1987Microdiores aurantioviolaceus Nzigidahera & Jocqué, 2010Microdiores chowo Jocqué, 1987Microdiores rwegura Nzigidahera & Jocqué, 2010Microdiores violaceus Nzigidahera & Jocqué, 2010Minasteron Baehr & Jocqué, 2000Minicosa Alderweireldt & Jocqué, 2007Minicosa neptuna Alderweireldt & Jocqué, 2007Murphydium Jocqué, 1996Murphydium foliatum Jocqué, 1996Neoeburnella avocalis Nostera Jocqué, 1991Ophrynia Jocqué, 1981Ophrynia superciliosa Jocqué, 1981Pachydelphus Jocqué & Bosmans, 1983Pelecopsis malawiensis Jocqué, 1977Pentasteron Baehr & Jocqué, 2001Petaloctenus Jocqué & Steyn, 1997Phenasteron Baehr & Jocqué, 2001Platnickia Jocqué, 1991Procydrela Jocqué, 1999Proelauna Jocqué, 1981Psammoduon Jocqué, 1991Psammorygma Jocqué, 1991Pseudasteron Jocqué & Baehr, 2001Pseudasteron simile Jocqué & Baehr, 2001Ranops Jocqué, 1991Rotundrela Jocqué, 1999Storosa Jocqué, 1991Subasteron Baehr & Jocqué, 2001Subasteron daviesae Baehr & Jocqué, 2001Suffasia Jocqué, 1991Tolma Jocqué, 1994Tolma toreuta Jocqué, 1994Toxoniella Warui & Jocqué, 2002Tropizodium Jocqué & Churchill, 2005Tybaertiella Jocqué, 1979Ulugurella Jocqué & Scharff, 1986Ulugurella longimana Jocqué & Scharff, 1986Venia Seyfulina & Jocqué, 2009Venia kakamega Seyfulina & Jocqué, 2009Zillimata Jocqué, 1995