Perenethis venusta

Fact Box Species: Perenethis venusta (Identification based on several publications as listed in notes below) Family: Pisauridae Body length: female: about 12 mm male: about 11 mm Habitat: On green leaves of trees and tall grasses, perhaps in a spoon-shaped web/retreat Toxicity: Unknown; handle with caution since some relatives may produce a painful bite

Another view With its egg sac Another specimen

Note that the identification of this species was based on information included in a Queensland Museum publication and also on similarities with Perenethis unifasciata and Perenethis venusta as presented in the following web articles:

http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/guidebooks/spiders/text/Perenethis_unifasciata.htm

http://www.biol.ntnu.edu.tw/formosa/2002.37.1/2002-37-1-31-35.pdf

This species is easy to confuse with the zorid Thasyraea ornata although these two spiders are presently placed in different families. Both spiders have a line running down the centre of the body from the eyes to the rear end of the abdomen but on Perenethis it is broad in front and narrows progressively and on Thasyraea ornata it has an almost constant width.

Known Range: Though not particularly common anywhere in Australia this species is recorded as being found from Darwin to Cape York and down at least to Brisbane. It probably is often confused with Thasyraea ornata.

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Thasyraea ornata.


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