Salticidae sp. 'Golden palps'

Unidentified jumping spider at Dunlop, ACT

Salticidae sp. 'Golden palps' at Dunlop, ACT - 7 Jan 2019
Salticidae sp. 'Golden palps' at Dunlop, ACT - 7 Jan 2019
Salticidae sp. 'Golden palps' at Dunlop, ACT - 7 Jan 2019
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Identification history

Salticidae sp. 'Golden palps' 17 Sep 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Salticidae sp. 'Golden palps' 6 May 2019 CathB
Simaethula sp. (genus) 23 Feb 2019 KimPullen
Unidentified 6 Feb 2019 CathB

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CathB wrote:
   24 Feb 2019
Hi Kim. This spider was bigger than the Simaethulas I have seen, definitely more than 5 mm. I think it is probably the same as Unidentified on 11 Nov 2018 (which I no longer think is Salpesia) which includes a scale.

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