Arasia mollicoma

1 Flat-white Jumping Spider at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

Arasia mollicoma	22 Sep 2020	YumiCallaway
Arasia mollicoma	22 Sep 2020	YumiCallaway
Unverified	22 Sep 2020	Roger

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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.

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YumiCallaway wrote:

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."

Roger wrote:

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.

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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
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Spiders Jumping or peacock spiders (Salticidae) Roger Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

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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Australian Capital Territory

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South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania