Opisthoncus sp. (genus)

1 Opisthoncus jumping spider at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

	Opisthoncus sp. (genus)	2 May 2019	KimPullen
	Unverified	2 May 2019	TimL

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A small and active Jumping Spider on a handrail in the gloom of the ANBG Rainforest Gully.

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KimPullen wrote:

3 May 2019

A female. May be O. grassator or O. nigrofemoratus, the females of which look practically indistinguishable in Whyte & Anderson's 'A field guide to spiders of Australia'.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.108589 -35.277271
Maps ANBG
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
30 Apr 2019 01:16 PM Recorded on
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TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Jumping or peacock spiders (Salticidae) Spiders

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Opisthoncus sp. (genus) Scientific name
Opisthoncus jumping spider Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1083m Recorded at altitude
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