Several apparently widespread Damoetas spp are rather hard to tell apart from other small ant mimics like Ligonipes and Rhombonotus, except for the lack of fringing on the front legs. Ligonipes and Rhombonotus have prominent thick black clumping fringes of hairs on the tibiae of leg 1. Compared with Ligonipes, Damoetas males have a more compact palp and a shorter, wavy embolus. The Ku-rin-gai species found near Sydney may be broadly distributed throughout Australia. It is a small ant mimic with a constricted abdomen forming an and-like waist. The cephalothorax is quite long with forward pointing appressed hairs, meaning lying flat to the surface. It is found on dry foliage and other surfaces in dry eucalypt forest where it feeds on arthropods. ♀ 5mm ♂ 4mm
- Male adult, small, 3mm
- Male adult, small, dentition
- Male adult, small, palp
- Male adult, small, palp from side
- Male adult, Leg I
- Male adult, larger, 4mm
- Male adult, larger, in alcohol
- Male adult, larger, dentition
- Male adult, larger, leg I,
- Male adult, larger, palp
- Male adult, larger, palp from side
Male adult, small, 3mm
Male adult, small, dentition
Male adult, small, palp
Male adult, small, palp from side
Male adult, Leg I
Male adult, larger, 4mm
Male adult, larger, in alcohol
Male adult, larger, dentition
Male adult, larger, leg I,
Male adult, larger, palp
Male adult, larger, palp from side
