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two-striped jumper

Telamonia dimidiata

Description:

This is a femaleTelamonia dimidiata. Females can reach a body length of 9–11 mm (0.35–0.43 in), males can reach a length of 8–9 mm (0.31–0.35 in). The female is light yellowish, with a very white cephalus and red rings surrounding the narrow black rings round the eyes. Two longitudinal bright red stripes are present on the opisthosoma.The male is very dark, with white markings, and red hairs around the eyes. The venom of this species is not toxic.

Habitat:

The two-striped jumper, or Telamonia dimidiata, is a jumping spider found in various Asian tropical rain forests, in foliage in wooded environments. They appear in Singapore, Indonesia, Pakistan, India, Bhutan.

Notes:

This spider looks like jumping spider but I am not sure. I love its colour. The front eyes changes colour and I have photographed them.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Atul
Atul 11 years ago
Two striped jumping spider (Female)
Telamonia dimidiata


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3 Comments

SisirBanga
SisirBanga 11 years ago

Thank you LuisStevens.

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Nice shots Sisir!

SisirBanga
SisirBanga 11 years ago

I am grateful to Atul for the id. Thank you Atul.
Common name - Two striped jumping spider (Female)
Scientific name - Telamonia dimidiata

SisirBanga
Spotted by
SisirBanga

Assam, India

Spotted on Jan 18, 2013
Submitted on Jan 18, 2013

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