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Servaea villosa (Keyserling, 1881) Shaggy-velvet Servaea

A medium-sized jumping spider in coastal Queensland, probably elsewhere. Common in winter and spring in South East Queensland as mature breeding males and females. Very similar to Servaea incana except smaller, as much as half the size, with a great variety of patterns and colours, including a central dark strip on a light abdomen, a shield of dark with only the sides of the abdomen light, often creamy, two large and obvious white or cream 'eye spots' to the rear of the upper surface of the abdomen, and also an inverted Y figure, sometimes a combination of these. This species is are active on foliage in the daytime, often found by shaking foliage. The legs are rather banded with light and dark rings, and the cephalothorax rather high and flat-topped when viewed from the side. The name "villosa" means velvety, "villosus" means shaggy. As the original name was Hasarius villosus it probably means the shaggy Servaea, but on the face of it, it does not seem much shaggier than the others.♀ 7mm ♂5mm

From above, showing spots


Servaea sp?
Photo: Robert Whyte

Facing


Servaea vestita
Photo: Robert Whyte

From side


Servaea sp? Jotus sp?
Photo: Robert Whyte

From above, rather pink


Servaea vestita?
Photo: Robert Whyte

Facing closeup


Servaea vestita
Photo: Robert Whyte

From above


Servaea vestita
Photo: Robert Whyte

From above, strong circular pattern


Servaea vestita?
Photo: Robert Whyte

Female adult Bunyobi 1710a from above


Servaea villosa
Photo: Robert Whyte

Female adult Bunyobi 1710a epigyne


Servaea villosa
Photo: Robert Whyte

Female adult Bunyobi 1710c from above


Servaea villosa
Photo: Robert Whyte

Female adult Bunyobi 1710c from side


Servaea villosa
Photo: Robert Whyte

Female adult Bunyobi 1710c epigyne


Servaea villosa
Photo: Robert Whyte

Male adult 17610 from above


Servaea villosa
Photo: Robert Whyte

Male adult 17610 palp underneath


Servaea villosa
Photo: Robert Whyte

Male adult 17610 palp from side A


Servaea villosa
Photo: Robert Whyte

Male adult 17610 palp from side B


Servaea villosa
Photo: Robert Whyte

Female 2810 chelicerae and teeth


Servaea villosa
Photo: Robert Whyte

Male adult in alcohol from above 24-02-11 Glenbuck


Servaea villosa
Photo: Robert Whyte

Male adult in alcohol facing 24-02-11 Glenbuck


Servaea villosa
Photo: Robert Whyte

Male adult in alcohol palp 24-02-11 Glenbuck


Servaea villosa
Photo: Robert Whyte

Female, Sydney IRM AUS-320 from above, facing


Servaea villosa
Photo: Robert Whyte

Female, Sydney IRM AUS-320 from side


Servaea villosa
Photo: Robert Whyte

Female, Sydney IRM AUS-320 oblique


Servaea villosa
Photo: Robert Whyte

Female, Sydney IRM AUS-320 fissident teeth


Servaea villosa
Photo: Robert Whyte

Female, Sydney IRM AUS-320 epigyne


Servaea villosa
Photo: Robert Whyte

Video


Video: Martin Stevens

 
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