Arasia mollicoma
1 Flat-white Jumping Spider at Acton, ACT
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| Arasia mollicoma | YumiCallaway | 22 Sep 2020 | |
| Arasia mollicoma | YumiCallaway | 22 Sep 2020 | |
| Unverified | Roger | 22 Sep 2020 |
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We cannot find an ID for this spider. It was at the ANBG on the bark of a eucalypt and hardly stopped moving. It would be nice to have a name for this guy.
2 comments
22 Sep 2020
References:
http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=2313
http://www.findaspider.org.au/find/spiders/492.htm
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:7774ebfe-4f2e-44e7-880b-d2acb2fce87a#overview
Whyte & Anderson (2017) page 235: "Arasia spp. are large, slender, somewhat flattish jumping spiders and extremely fast runners. The legs are long, the first pair being slightly larger than the others, with obvious spines. This species is common on tree trunks, under and on bark, especially on pale-trunked gum trees in NT, QLD, NSW and the ACT. They can be quite variable in appearance. The male is larger than the female."
http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=2313
http://www.findaspider.org.au/find/spiders/492.htm
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:7774ebfe-4f2e-44e7-880b-d2acb2fce87a#overview
Whyte & Anderson (2017) page 235: "Arasia spp. are large, slender, somewhat flattish jumping spiders and extremely fast runners. The legs are long, the first pair being slightly larger than the others, with obvious spines. This species is common on tree trunks, under and on bark, especially on pale-trunked gum trees in NT, QLD, NSW and the ACT. They can be quite variable in appearance. The male is larger than the female."
22 Sep 2020
Thank you Yumi, we spent quite a time trying to ID this spider and just couldn't find any thing that fitted, much appreciated.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.109610-35.274948
- Altitude 598.1m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 21 Sep 2020 12:18 PM Recorded on
- Roger Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Roger Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Arasia mollicoma Jumping or peacock spiders (Salticidae) Spiders
Species information
- Arasia mollicoma Scientific name
- Flat-white Jumping Spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 812.68m Recorded at altitude
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