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Battalus adamparsonsi

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Species:
Battalus adamparsonsi
(R. Raven)
(perhaps several closely related species or sub-species)
Family:
Corinnidae
Body length:
female: 8 mm
male: 7 mm
Habitat:
This spider is a vagrant species that usually is found above ground, under logs or in leaf litter in eucalypt forests, and is common from South Queensland to Victoria
Toxicity:
Unknown; the adult is a relatively mobile spider which should be treated with caution
Battalus adamparsonsi
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Front view
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Female from above
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Another female
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Another female
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Male from above
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Male, another view
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Another female?
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Female underside

Known Range: South Queensland and NSW coastal areas and also around Sydney and Melbourne.

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Some other corinnids, especially other Battalus species.


Email Ron Atkinson for more information.    Last updated 7 January 2022.