Helpis minitabunda

Threatening jumping spider at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

	Helpis minitabunda	27 Nov 2020	YumiCallaway
	Unidentified	27 Nov 2020	WHall

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4 comments

WHall wrote:

27 Nov 2020

Yumi, you have just identifed two spiders as this species.

Bill

YumiCallaway wrote:

27 Nov 2020

Thanks for checking - I'm aware and believe the ID is correct. This is the colouration of an adult female (or perhaps an immature) H. minitabunda whereas your other sighting is of a male. If they were located within close proximity and recorded around the same time, feel free to combine the sightings if you would like.

WHall wrote:

27 Nov 2020

Thanks for the clarification. They were in the same general area at ANBG, but separated by several metres. Perhaps the images should be edited to reflect the sex of each?

YumiCallaway wrote:

30 Nov 2020

Personally, I would consider individuals within a few metres of each other to be close enough to report them as one sighting, leaving a comment on their abundance and spacing. Or if I was to find numerous individuals of a particular species around a property the size of an average house + garden, I would count the total number sighted and report it as a single sighting with a high abundance rather than multiple sightings. However, it is equally valid to have separate sightings of the same species and I would generally recommend it if you're not familiar with what you've found or unsure if they belong to the same species. Often, when the male and female of a species look very different, they are reported separately and you are also welcome to do so. So you may edit them or leave them as they are - it is entirely up to you what you would like to do with your images/sightings :)

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