Possible Cycloctenus species

Fact Box Species: Possible Cycloctenus species (QM) (such as Cycloctenus robustus but see notes below) Family: Cycloctenidae? Body length: female: 9 mm male: uncertain (perhaps 5 mm or less) Habitat: Found wandering on tree trunks and in leaf litter in eucalypt forests; no web or retreat known Toxicity: Unknown; fangs probably too small for a human envenomation; contact with humans is probably a very rare event but treat with caution

Front view Underside of spider

Distinguishing features of this spider are the overall body and leg shapes, the pairs of strong spines on the undersides of legs I and II and the pattern of 8 eyes surrounded by a dark background. Its eye pattern most nearly resembles that of a typical cycloctenid but its leg spine arrangements do not. It is shown on this page as a possible cycloctenid but the tentative nature of this identification should be noted.

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: A number of species with a generalised body shape.