Note: some Menemerus bracteatus also on this page.
This is a cosmopolitan jumping spider associated with humans in the warmer parts of the world, found in houses and on walls in cities. In Australia it has been reported in coastal Queensland. Both the female and the male have white fringing sides of the cephalothorax, rather like a scarf or sash, giving rise to the species name which means wearing a decorative ribbon. The female has a mostly light coloured upper surface of the abdomen, the male has a central narrow dark V shape. The male palp is a rather uncomplicated affair, having a simple upward pointing embolus with a membranous conductor. The female has very large and fluffy palps. ♀ 10mm ♂ 9mm
- Female adult
- Female adult facing
- Male adult from above
- Male palp
- Male M. bracteatus adult facing
- Male M. bracteatus adult in alcohol from side
- Male M. bracteatus adult in alcohol from above
- Female M. bracteatus from above, Emerald, Qld
- Female M. bracteatus facing, Emerald, Qld
- Female M. bracteatus from side, Emerald, Qld
Female adult
Photo: Robert Whyte
Female adult facing
Photo: Robert Whyte
Male adult from above
Photo: Robert Whyte
Male palp
Photo: Robert Whyte
Male M. bracteatus adult facing
Photo: Martin Stevens
Male M. bracteatus adult in alcohol from side
Photo: Robert Whyte
Male M. bracteatus adult in alcohol from above
Photo: Robert Whyte
Female M. bracteatus from above, Emerald, Qld
Photo: Laurence Sanders
Female M. bracteatus facing, Emerald, Qld
Photo: Laurence Sanders
Female M. bracteatus from side, Emerald, Qld
Photo: Laurence Sanders