Holcolaetis Explained

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.^[1]

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

• (2002): Rivet-like nest-building and agonistic behaviour of Thiania bhamoensis, an iridescent jumping spider (Araneae: Salticidae) from Singapore. 50(1): 143-151. PDF
• (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.

Notes

1. Li et al. 2002

External links

• Photograph of Holcolaetis sp.
• Photograph of H. vellerea