Opisthoncus
1 Opisthoncus jumping spider at Acton, ACT
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| Opisthoncus | MichaelMulvaney | 9 Sep 2021 | |
| Opisthoncus polyphemus | YumiCallaway | 18 Sep 2019 | |
| Unverified | TimL | 17 Sep 2019 |
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User's notes
Thanks to Marcus Leach for the initial sighting of this small spider on a handrail in ANBG's Rainforest Gully.
1 comment
19 Sep 2019
The colour, shape and three distinct lumps on the head all match up.
Some references:
http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=2148#7470
https://ednieuw.home.xs4all.nl/australian/salticidae/Salticidae.html
Some references:
http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=2148#7470
https://ednieuw.home.xs4all.nl/australian/salticidae/Salticidae.html
Location information
- Coordinates 149.109058-35.277873
- Altitude 611.6m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 13 Sep 2019 01:29 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Opisthoncus sp. (genus) Jumping or peacock spiders (Salticidae) Spiders
Species information
- Opisthoncus Scientific name
- Opisthoncus jumping spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1083m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
7 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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