Holoplatys lhotskyi
Queensland Ultraflat at Cotter River, ACT
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| Holoplatys lhotskyi | YumiCallaway | 2 Apr 2020 | |
| Holoplatys planissima | KimPullen | 5 Feb 2017 | |
| Holoplatys planissima | KimPullen | 5 Feb 2017 | |
| Unverified | HarveyPerkins | 5 Feb 2017 |
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Probably only 10-12 mm long. I didn't even notice it at first, until I saw it in the viewfinder when taking a photo of a Jade Hunter dragonfly. Is it just an odd looking Salticid?
5 comments
3 Apr 2020
Kim and Yumi - with Yumi's ID of another of my photos as Holoplatys lhotskyi, I am forced to wonder whether this individual is also of that species. The proportionality of cephalothorax and abdomen, and the details of the morphology and markings on the legs, to me are far more similar to the H lhotskyi spider than they are to the other record included under H. planissima. I acknowledge that the latter is a female, with a much more swollen abdomen, but still can find no deep similarities between these two, and more between this individual from Cotter River, and the H. lhotskyi from Smokers Gap. Any thoughts or comments? Harvey
3 Apr 2020
Hi Harvey. Yes, I was going through all Holoplatys sightings yesterday and I did think the same thing after adding H. lhotskyi to the databse for your other sighting; I didn't get around to this one though. I'm glad you're following up with your sighting IDs so closely!!
H. lhotskyi as you have pointed out is quite distinct; particularly the white marking on the edging of the body (on the cephalothorax, it is very strong and most of the time, there are markings on the edges of the abdomen too) and on the legs. What also jumps out to me the most is just how flat it is and the positioning of the eyes to accommodate for this, which is different to other Holoplatys sp.
I agree that your sighting is suited to H. lhotskyi so I will confirm that for you.
If you are looking for resources, most of the ones I used yesterday for the ID of your other sighting should be on the species page for H. lhotskyi.
Kim - if you have any concerns, please let me know!
H. lhotskyi as you have pointed out is quite distinct; particularly the white marking on the edging of the body (on the cephalothorax, it is very strong and most of the time, there are markings on the edges of the abdomen too) and on the legs. What also jumps out to me the most is just how flat it is and the positioning of the eyes to accommodate for this, which is different to other Holoplatys sp.
I agree that your sighting is suited to H. lhotskyi so I will confirm that for you.
If you are looking for resources, most of the ones I used yesterday for the ID of your other sighting should be on the species page for H. lhotskyi.
Kim - if you have any concerns, please let me know!
3 Apr 2020
Yumi - thanks. I'm glad you're prosecuting your efforts to accurately identify these species so diligently!
Location information
- Coordinates 148.835057-35.416193
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 29 Jan 2017 03:37 PM Recorded on
- HarveyPerkins Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Spiders Jumping or peacock spiders (Salticidae) HarveyPerkins Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Holoplatys lhotskyi
Species information
- Holoplatys lhotskyi Scientific name
- Queensland Ultraflat Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 738.5m Recorded at altitude
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5 / 7
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