This species, or group of species, has a body length of up to 3mm in females, up to 2mm in males, has a generally flattish abdomen with a central bump and a turreted cephalothorax. Hickman's Atkinsonia petricola is a good match but is only found further south.
- Male subadult, body length 2mm, pale pink abdomen from side, facing
- Male subadult, body length 2mm, pale pink abdomen from above, facing
- Male 031109 sparkly, body length 2mm, facing
- Male 291009 sparkly, body length 2mm, facing
- Female 031109 facing
- Female from above, showing rear bump
- Female adult 260309 underneath showing epigyne
- Male adult 210610 from above
- Male adult 210610 underneath
- Male adult 210610 facing
- Male adult 210610 palp side view
Male subadult, body length 2mm, pale pink abdomen from side, facing
Photo: Robert Whyte
Male subadult, body length 2mm, pale pink abdomen from above, facing
Photo: Robert Whyte
Male 031109 sparkly, body length 2mm, facing
This type of spider is hairier than similar flattened Phoroncidia, generally more crusty looking, which in this case sparkles in light. Two of its eyes are somewhat enlarged.
Photo: Robert Whyte
Male 291009 sparkly, body length 2mm, facing
Not the same spider as the one directly above, but almost identical and almost certainly the same species.
Photo: Robert Whyte
Female 031109 facing
This female, rather stellate (star shaped) has an interesting lighter coloured bump at the rear of the abdomen.
Photo: Robert Whyte
Female from above, showing rear bump
Photo: Robert Whyte
Female adult 260309 underneath showing epigyne
Photo: Robert Whyte
Male adult 210610 from above
Photo: Robert Whyte
Male adult 210610 underneath
Photo: Robert Whyte
Male adult 210610 facing
Photo: Robert Whyte
Male adult 210610 palp side view
Photo: Robert Whyte
