Under-bark Jumping Spider - Holoplatys planissima

FAMILY SALTICIDAE

This page contains pictures and information about Bark Jumping Spiders that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.

Body length 8mm

 

We found this spider under loose gum tree bark in Karawatha Forest Nov 2008. This spider has dark brown thorax and pale brown abdomen. On abdomen there are two lines run along.

 

 

 

 It has the flat body makes it easy to move under loose bark. It moves quickly with jerky motion.  

 

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Reference:

1. Australian Spiders in colour - Ramon Mascord, Reed Books Pty Ltd, 1970, p28.

2. Spiders - genus Holoplatys - lifeunseen.com, by Nick Monaghan, 2007.  

3. Holoplatys planissima - The Find-a-spider Guide for Australian Spiders, University of Southern Queensland, 2008. 

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