World Spider Catalog

Genus: Opisthoncus L. Koch, 1880 | Family: Salticidae Blackwall, 1841

Opisthoncus mileshendyi Douglas, 2026

SPECIES | ACCEPTED

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:067399

ZooBank: 6C38EE49-46DB-4F5F-AFC7-182499CB6364

Permalink: https://wsc.nmbe.ch/lsid/urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:067399

Described:

Distribution: Australia (Victoria, Tasmania)

External Resources*: Jumping Spiders of the World Metzner (2026)

Type Repository Provide information

Holotype: Queen Victoria Museum (QVM) and Art Gallery, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia f (2024:13:0228) - (Douglas, 2026)
Paratype: Queen Victoria Museum (QVM) and Art Gallery, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia 1m (2024:13:0216) - (Douglas, 2026)

Taxonomic References

Opisthoncus mileshendyi Douglas, 2026: 2, f. 2A-D, 3A-G, 4A-G (Dmf) Original description

References

Douglas, J. C. (2026). A new species of jumping spider of the genus Opisthoncus L. Koch, 1880 (Araneae: Salticidae) from southeastern Australia, with a redescription of O. sexmaculatus (C.L. Koch, 1846) based on new material. Australian Journal of Taxonomy 133: 1-11. doi: 10.54102/ajt.gxgla ZooBank: 29CEF56E-4A21-4C32-9002-EC736C25AE8D -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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Metzner, H. (2026). Jumping spiders (Arachnida: Araneae: Salticidae) of the world. Online at https://www.jumping-spiders.com.

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2026-09-28	New taxonomic reference entry	Douglas, 2026
2026-09-28	New species inserted	Douglas, 2026