An unusual spider in open sclerophyll forests dwelling in leaf litter, on vegetation and on Allocasuarina trees. The anal tubercle and posterior spinnerets are exceptionally long and make a kind of movable "tail" as in Uroballus. Unlike Uroballus this spider is unidentate and does not have a square, blocky cephalothorax or massive legs. Its genitals resemble Synagelides, suggesting this spider belongs to the subfamily Heliophaninae. The male cephalothorax is flat, rectangular, generally dark orange when adult. Eye surroundings black, eye field with two black patches. Abdomen with herringbone pattern. Females with egg sacs were found in retreats constructed between fallen leaves wedged in outer forks of coastal Allocasurina. When walking Urogelides "waves" the prominent spinnerets up-and-down at regular intervals. The generic name refers to long, tail-like spinnerets and to the genus Synagelides (possible relative).
- Subadult male, Myrtle Creeek, NSW from above
- Subadult male, Myrtle Creeek, NSW from side
- Subadult male, Myrtle Creeek, NSW from side
- Subadult male, Myrtle Creeek, NSW facing obique
- Subadult male, Myrtle Creeek, NSW facing oblique
- Subadult male, Myrtle Creeek, NSW facing left
- Subadult male, Myrtle Creeek, NSW from above
- Subadult male, Myrtle Creeek, NSW, facing
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Subadult male, Myrtle Creeek, NSW from above
This specimen was collected on a farm near Myrtle Creek, northern New South Wales, by Ben Schablon.
Subadult male, Myrtle Creeek, NSW from side
Subadult male, Myrtle Creeek, NSW from side
Subadult male, Myrtle Creeek, NSW facing obique
Subadult male, Myrtle Creeek, NSW facing oblique
Subadult male, Myrtle Creeek, NSW facing left
Subadult male, Myrtle Creeek, NSW from above
Subadult male, Myrtle Creeek, NSW, facing
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Video: Martin Stevens
