Salpesia squalida

Fact Box Species: Salpesia squalida (see below) Family: Salticidae Body length: female: 4 mm male: 3.5 mm Habitat: Often found on tree bark Toxicity: Too small to be dangerous

The dark markings on this spider are similar to those for Salpesia squalida as published by R. Whyte and G. Anderson on page 299 of their 2017 book "A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia" CSIRO Publishing, Clayton South, Victoria, and in J. Proszynski's Global Species Database of Salticidae.