• Source: Holcolaetis

      • Holcolaetis is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders).
      Like Euryattus and Thiania bhamoensis, these spiders build a flat, densely woven egg sac that is not contiguous with the silk of the nest. Holcolaetis posits the egg sac on the trunks of trees.


      Species


      Holcolaetis albobarbata Simon, 1910 – West, Central Africa
      Holcolaetis clarki Wanless, 1985 – West, Central Africa
      Holcolaetis cothurnata (Gerstäcker, 1873) – Zanzibar
      Holcolaetis strandi Caporiacco, 1940 – Ethiopia
      Holcolaetis vellerea Simon, 1909 – West, Central Africa, Yemen
      Holcolaetis xerampelina Simon, 1886 – Central Africa
      Holcolaetis zuluensis Lawrence, 1937 – Southern Africa


      References


      Li, D.; Yik, S.H. & Seah, W.K. (2002): Rivet-like nest-building and agonistic behaviour of Thiania bhamoensis, an iridescent jumping spider (Araneae: Salticidae) from Singapore. 50(1): 143-151. PDF
      Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
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      External links


      Photograph of Holcolaetis sp.
      Photograph of H. vellerea

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