Gnaphosidae (family)

Ground spider at Murrumbateman, NSW

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Identification history

Gnaphosidae (family)	15 Oct 2021	MichaelMulvaney
Gnaphosidae (family)	15 Sep 2021	MichaelMulvaney
Unverified	14 Sep 2021	SimoneC

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User's notes

Really not sure what this small spider is, tossing up between some sort of jumping spider, or a small Lampona. None of the Lampona seem to have white markings on their cephalothorax. Jumping spiders like Sandalodes seem to have markings on the centre line

2 comments

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

15 Sep 2021

Possibly in the Aphantaulax genus

SimoneC wrote:

15 Sep 2021

Thanks for the suggestion Michael. It does look quite a bit like https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/26311743 which is suggested to be Aphantaulax. If I see it again I will try to get photos of the eyes. It was quite fast moving and not keen on posing.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.051103 -34.977528
Altitude 592.6m
Places Murrumbateman, NSW

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
14 Sep 2021 01:16 PM Recorded on
SimoneC Recorded by
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Spiders Other hunting spiders SimoneC Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Gnaphosidae (family) Scientific name
Ground spider Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 639.52m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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