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Simaetha thoracica

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Species:
Simaetha thoracica (QM)
(or a closely related species)
Family:
Salticidae
Body length:
female: about 6 mm
male: about 5 mm
Habitat:
This salticid may be shaken from green leaves of shrubs in eucalypt forests
Toxicity:
May be too small to harm a human
Simaetha thoracica
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Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Several other salticid genera, although the metallic scales on this spider are distinctive. The appearance of the external genital apparatus should be examined with a stereo microscope to verify the identification.



Email Ron Atkinson for more information.    Last updated 11 February 2007.