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Saitis virgatus Otto & Hill, 2012 Striped Saitis

A small jumper common in Sydney's north on the Hawkesbury inlet at Cowan Creek, also north to at least Brisbane and south to Eden. Males have long, fringed legs III typical of Saitis, a central band of white lengthways on the carapace, reddish-orange on the face around the eyes and a cream to orange yellow-moustache. The species name virgatus is Latin for striped. The female was assumed unidentified by the authors of the description, Otto and Hill, but is in fact an already described species, Salpesia bimaculata (Keyserling, 1883). The sub adult male, shown here with images of a specimen collected by Adam Parsons at his home in Hill Top NSW has characteristics in general appearance of both the female and the male ♀ 6mm ♂ 5mm

Male Ku-ring-gai Chase, facing


Saitis virgatus Otto & Hill, 2012 Striped Saitis
Robert Whyte

Male Ku-ring-gai Chase, from side


Saitis virgatus Otto & Hill, 2012 Striped Saitis
Robert Whyte

Male Ku-ring-gai Chase,oblique view


Saitis virgatus Otto & Hill, 2012 Striped Saitis
Robert Whyte

Male Ku-ring-gai Chase, facing, moustache visible


Saitis virgatus Otto & Hill, 2012 Striped Saitis
Robert Whyte

Female In leaf litter from near Bellbird Grove turnoff on Mt Nebo Rd


Saitis virgatus Otto & Hill, 2012 Striped Saitis
Greg Anderson

Males, from Otto & Hill, 2012


Saitis virgatus Otto & Hill, 2012 Striped Saitis
Jürgen Otto

Males, from Otto & Hill, 2012


Saitis virgatus Otto & Hill, 2012 Striped Saitis
Jürgen Otto

Females, from Otto & Hill, 2012


Saitis virgatus Otto & Hill, 2012 Striped Saitis
Jürgen Otto

Males and females, courtship, from Otto & Hill, 2012


Saitis virgatus Otto & Hill, 2012 Striped Saitis
Jürgen Otto

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