Jolly Telamonia Jumper (♂)

Telamonia festiva

Description:

This is a male Jolly Telamonia Jumping Spider that i found on the sugarcane tree in my backyard. This jumping spider has broad chepalothorax and narrow abdomen. It is black color, and white markings are presented over its chepalothorax and abdomen. The size of this spider is about 8 mm in length.

Habitat:

- Spotted on the sugarcane tree in my backyard. Usually, it can be found around the garden and bushes.

Notes:

- This spider is from the family of Salticidae (jumping spiders). Visit here for more pictures - http://www.jumping-spiders.com/php/tax_d.... Thanks to Atul for the ID.
* Kingdom: Animalia
* Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
* Phylum: Arthropoda
* Subphylum: Chelicerata
* Class: Arachnida
* Order: Araneae
* Infraorder: Araneomorphae
* Section: Dionycha
* Family: Salticidae
* Subfamily: Plexippinae
* Genus: Telamonia
* Species : T. festiva

1 Species ID Suggestions

Atul 10 years ago

Jumping Spider (Male)

Telamonia festiva http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AnNNYLCW7-o/T7xNPFTrNRI/AAAAAAAABy8/GGzcjlC9wCQ/s1600/telamonia+festiva+sumatra+indonesia.jpg

2 Comments

Lanzz 10 years ago

Thanks Atul for the ID. ..

StephenSolomons 10 years ago

I do not know if I should offer an opinion from Australia but it looks like either Opisthoncus mordax http://www.findaspider.org.au/find/spide... or Sandalodes bipenicillatus http://www.findaspider.org.au/find/spide...