Holoplatys invenusta

Jumping spider at Flynn, ACT

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Identification history

Holoplatys invenusta	13 Aug 2020	YumiCallaway
Holoplatys sp. (genus)	8 May 2020	MichaelMulvaney
Holoplatys sp. (genus)	17 Apr 2020	YumiCallaway
Unidentified	29 Oct 2019	Christine

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5 comments

YumiCallaway wrote:

9 Dec 2019

The body shape and red legs suggests to me that this is Apricia jovialis, but I don't see the golden pattern they usually have on the abdomen...
Ocrisiona jovialis also seems to be an option with the subadult female in the first photo in this link looking fairly similar: https://www.wildsouthaustralia.info/Spiders/Araneomorph/Salticidae/Ocrisiona-jovialis/i-jWxb5xC
What do others think?

Christine wrote:

13 Dec 2019

Hi Yumi, thanks for all your wonderful knowledge and research in identifying these spiders, you are doing a fantastic job. I don't know much at all about spiders, but somehow the shape of this one to me does not look quite right for Apricia jovialis etc, but I will leave it up to you and the other spider experts. thanks again.

YumiCallaway wrote:

13 Dec 2019

Thank you Christine :) I'm really a bit unsure about this individual's ID so I'd love to hear input from other more experienced people too! When I first saw this sighting, to me, it immediately reminded me of Apricia jovialis, particularly because of the red colouring of the legs (with the closest segments to the body black) and the general shape and posture with the only major concern being the lack of golden/yellow pattern on the abdomen which I've always seen on individuals I've found or photos on online sources. After researching, I've clarified that they also have very white pedipalps which this one has too.
Ocrisiona jovialis (Koch L., 1879) Jovial Jumping Spider is described as:
'A common and widespread jumping spider in most habitats along coastal eastern Australia including Tasmania. It is a flattish jumper with rather chubby front legs. The female has obvious white hairs on the pedipalps and a strong, yellow-banded pattern at the rear of the upper surface of the abdomen. Male subadults have horizontally banded palps. It displays a creeping cautious behaviour, often twisting the cephalothorax one way or the other while the abdomen remains stationary.' (http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=1856)
It still mentions the yellow banding which this one doesn't have: all I can make out are two symmetrical pairs of dots/dashes on the sides of the abdomen; one on the top half and one on the bottom which seems to have a white/creamy yellow colouring (it's a bit hard to tell). Perhaps you could supply a description of its movements?
I'm yet to find resources which have descriptions or photographs of immatures which I'm hoping might help decide whether they can have different patterns on the abdomen or not, but hopefully I will!
Also, I'm going off the assumption that this is similar to Apricia jovialis which means I'm may not be considering other options so if you have any ideas or suggestions, please let me know!

Christine wrote:

5 Feb 2020

Yumi, I could be way off here, but I was just looking at the second pic of this spider, and thought it might compare to the latest one (4249255) which we now have a better image of with the flash. Might not be the same, but they were both in my house.

YumiCallaway wrote:

5 Feb 2020

Yeah, I was thinking that too yesterday after seeing the non-flash photos from your recent sighting (they come in handy in the strangest ways). Good thinking! I think it'll be good to wait until we find an ID for your recent sighting, then ID this one.

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