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Cycloctenid species?

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Species:
Cycloctenid species? (QM)
(Note: The anatomical features of this spider most nearly match those of other cycloctenids but it also is very similar to members of the related Families Tengellidae and Toxopidae)
Family:
Cycloctenidae (?)
Body length:
female: about 4 mm
male: about 3.5 mm
Habitat:
This is a leaf litter spider found in damp eucalypt forests
Toxicity:
Unknown; probably far too small to be harmful to humans
Cycloctenid species
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Oblique view
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Underneath female
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Leg spines
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Under juvenile male

Features of this male that assist with its identification are its colour scheme and the presence of 6 pairs of long spines on the underside of the tibia of the first two pairs of legs and another 3 pairs of spines on the adjacent metatarsi of the same legs.

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: None.


Email Ron Atkinson for more information.    Last updated 24 March 2010.