Oxyopes (genus)
1 Lynx spider at Macgregor, ACT
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| Oxyopes (genus) | YumiCallaway | 8 Feb 2021 | |
| Oxyopes (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 8 Feb 2021 | |
| Oxyopes elegans (Lynx spider) | Roger | 6 Feb 2021 |
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Seems to match the images in ALA
3 comments
8 Feb 2021
Whyte states that Oxyopes elegans has black lines along the length of the insides of its front legs unlike the similarly sized O. variabilis whose legs are plain and closely furry underneath (This rules out O. variables). But whyte goes on to say "The very similar O. gracilipes, often further from the coast but overlapping in range, has much wider lines along the sides of the head". ♀ 7mm ♂ 5mm
This seems to suggest that this is O. gracilises
http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=1757
This seems to suggest that this is O. gracilises
http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=1757
8 Feb 2021
I have confirmed Oxyopes sp so that it is grouped with other similar sightings for the time being (and it is easier to revise ID in bulk this way), but confirmation of further ID is more than welcome as always :)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.009422-35.213400
- Altitude 568.3m
- Places Macgregor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 6 Feb 2021 03:59 PM Recorded on
- Roger Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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Species information
- Oxyopes (genus) Scientific name
- Lynx spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 845.5m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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