Prostheclina pallida

Fact Box Species: Prostheclina pallida (QM) (or a closely related Prostheclina species) Family: Salticidae Body length: female: 4 mm male: about 3 mm Habitat: Prostheclina is a small salticid often found among green leaves of shrubs in eucalypt forests Toxicity: Unknown but this is a timid spider with very small fangs so it probably is not hazardous to humans though accidental bites may occur

Side view Another male The male palp The female

The male of this species is easier to recognize than the female because it has a black brush on metatarsus I and distinctive orange hairs around the eyes.

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Several salticid genera, especially when female or immature specimens are examined.