- Female, juvenile, from above
- Female, juvenile, from above, facing
- Female, juvenile, from above
- Female, juvenile, facing
- Female, , juvenile, from above, facing
- Adult female, facing, on leaf
- Adult female, on leaf, side on from above
- Adult female, on leaf, from above facing up
- Male juvenile
- Adult male, from above, side view
- Adult male, from above, side view
- References
A small, bark-dwelling crab spider, the female to about 4mm, the male smaller, to 3mm. The body is very dark, essentially black, flattish, with a somewhat roughened surface, and four distinctive white marks on the abdomen. The legs are pale brown to clear with white rings just above the patellas. They live underneath the loose bark where they prey on small insects including ants and weevils. The range is at least from eastern Australia Victoria to Cape York. This spider was named by Koch in 1874 in his description of a male and female from Lord Howe Island. Diademata means crowned.
Female, juvenile, from above
Collected mid June 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: 2.5mm. The size and the pale legs are signs that it is not mature.
Female, juvenile, from above, facing
Female, juvenile, from above
Female, juvenile, facing
Female, , juvenile, from above, facing
Adult female, facing, on leaf
Collected early July 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: 4mm. This one is fully grown.
Adult female, on leaf, side on from above
Adult female, on leaf, from above facing up
Male juvenile
Adult male, from above, side view
Adult male, from above, side view
References
- The Find-a-spider Guide by Dr Ron Atkinson - University of Southern Queensland
A guide to spiders in South-east Queensland
