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Opisthoncus sp. (genus)

1 Unidentified Opisthoncus jumping spider at Acton, ACT

Opisthoncus sp. (genus) at Acton, ACT - 13 Sep 2019
Opisthoncus sp. (genus) at Acton, ACT - 13 Sep 2019
Opisthoncus sp. (genus) at Acton, ACT - 13 Sep 2019
Opisthoncus sp. (genus) at Acton, ACT - 13 Sep 2019
Opisthoncus sp. (genus) at Acton, ACT - 13 Sep 2019
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Identification history

Opisthoncus sp. (genus) 9 Sep 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Opisthoncus polyphemus 18 Sep 2019 YumiCallaway
Unidentified 17 Sep 2019 TimL

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Thanks to Marcus Leach for the initial sighting of this small spider on a handrail in ANBG's Rainforest Gully.

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YumiCallaway wrote:
   19 Sep 2019
The colour, shape and three distinct lumps on the head all match up.
Some references:
http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=2148#7470
https://ednieuw.home.xs4all.nl/australian/salticidae/Salticidae.html

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