Holoplatys complanata

Fact Box Species: Holoplatys complanata (QM) (or a closely related species) Family: Salticidae Body length: female: 11 mm male: 8 mm Habitat: This spider is usually found under loose bark of tree trunks but is sometimes found in crevices in houses Toxicity: Unknown; bites by this spider may at least produce local pain so it should be handled with caution but it is not aggressive towards humans

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This is one of the flatter salticid species that is better suited to hiding in small crevices than to jumping from surface to surface.

Known range: Only moderately common from Cairns down to South-east Queensland and single specimens allegedly found at Broome and near Sydney.

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Ocrisiona leucocomis, Holoplatys planissima and Hemicloea rogenhoferi.
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