Nyssus coloripes
Common name: Orange-legged Swift Spider
Meaning of name:
The meaning of Nyssus is unknown. Coloripes means coloured legs.
Distribution:
Found across Australia.
Description:
Females have a body length up to 10 millimetres, males to 6 millimetres.
Notes:
We have photographed this spider in February and October.
References:
Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/7b31b043-a8c7-4e48-9681-dcea0569d8db
Arachne.org.au http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=1807
A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia. Robert Whyte and Greg Anderson. 2017
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