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Discussion

Caric wrote:

25 Mar 2025

I found another one of these jumping spiders on 24 March 2025 in the vicinity of the first one. It was much smaller but had the same elongated body shape and markings. Is there a species name or is the family the closest we can get? Both spiders were in Themeda grassland (weeding it).

Salticidae (family)

NateKingsford wrote:

21 Mar 2025

I'm not the most familiar with Simaethula species, so I'll confirm it at genus level until someone says otherwise

Simaethula sp. (genus)

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

19 Mar 2025

@EmmaCollins @YumiCallaway what do you think?

Sondra sp. (genus)

CathB wrote:

19 Mar 2025

I have just noticed sighting 4497347, identified as Pungalina semiferruginea. I wonder if might be the same thing.