'Euryopis' sp. cf elegans Keyserling, 1890

These spiders, called here 'Euryopis' sp. are a group of similar species some of which have not been described. It is difficult to tell them apart, so ID is tentative. The true Euryopis elegans has a more diffuse, blotchy leg pattern than most of these shown here. These hadrotarsines will probably be moved to Emertonella .

Male sub adult facing, oblique
Male sub adult from above
Male subadult facing, oblique
Male from side, skinny abdomen
Male from above, oblique, skinny abdomen
Female from above, facing
Female 2 from above
Female 2 facing
Male from behind
Female from above
Euryopis sp. North Stradbroke Island
Euryopis sp. North Stradbroke Island

Male sub adult facing, oblique

Photo: Robert Whyte

Male sub adult from above

One of the features of this species is the clear upper leg sections.

Photo: Robert Whyte

Male subadult facing, oblique

Photo: Robert Whyte

Male from side, skinny abdomen

Collected 6 August 2009 in a patch of good quality remant dry rainforest known as "The Island" on the northern side of the junction of Fish and Enoggera Creeks, Walton Bridge Reserve, The Gap. Body length: 2.8mm.