A medium to large, powerful, robust, dark brown to black jumping spider with prominent white markings, found in north Queensland. The species name refers to the distinctive white patterns on the abdomen resembling cast-iron designs in European gates and fencework. In life the body appears more brown than it does in flash phoptography. ♀ 11mm ♂ 11mm
- Female AUS-364 Alligator Creek, Townsville
- Female AUS-364 Alligator Creek, Townsville
- Female AUS-364 Alligator Creek, Townsville facing
- Female AUS-364 Alligator Creek, Townsville facing
- Female AUS-364 Alligator Creek, Townsville facing
- Female, Ingham area
- Female, Inham area, from above
- Female, Ingham area, facing oblique
- Illustrations
Female AUS-364 Alligator Creek, Townsville
![Omoedus metallescens](../_dbase_upl/omoP1150463Iain-17-Nov-2012-3.jpg)
Collector: Iain Macaulay Photo: Robert Whyte
Female AUS-364 Alligator Creek, Townsville
![Omoedus metallescens](../_dbase_upl/iain8174431813_6e7cd79f8d_o.jpg)
Collector: Iain Macaulay Photo: Iain Macaulay
Female AUS-364 Alligator Creek, Townsville facing
![Omoedus metallescens](../_dbase_upl/omoP1150467Iain-17-Nov-2012-3.jpg)
Collector: Iain Macaulay Photo: Robert Whyte
Female AUS-364 Alligator Creek, Townsville facing
![Omoedus metallescens](../_dbase_upl/omoP1150471Iain-17-Nov-2012-3.jpg)
Collector: Iain Macaulay Photo: Robert Whyte
Female AUS-364 Alligator Creek, Townsville facing
![Omoedus metallescens](../_dbase_upl/omoP1150472Iain-17-Nov-2012-3.jpg)
Collector: Iain Macaulay Photo: Robert Whyte
Female, Ingham area
![Zenodorus metallescens](../_dbase_upl/zenodorus_metallescens_vesko_petkov_ingham_area_760.jpg)
Photo: Vesko Petkov
Female, Inham area, from above
![Zenodorus metallescens](../_dbase_upl/zen-metal-vesko.jpg)
Photo: Vesko Petkov
Female, Ingham area, facing oblique
![Zenodorus metallescens](../_dbase_upl/zen-metal-vesko2.jpg)
Photo: Vesko Petkov
Illustrations
![omoedus metallescens](../_dbase_upl/Salticidae-omoedus-metallescens-drawings.jpg)
Top: Drawings by Koch, bottom left epigyne of AUS-364 Photo: Robert Whyte, bottom right drawings by Zabka