Grey House Jumper Menemerus nigli Wesołowska & Freudenschuss, 2012

Fauna Portal species: 4323

Order: Araneae (Spiders)

Family: Salticidae

Diagnosis

Menemerus nigli is similar to, and often found together with M. bivittatus. Both are typical synanthropic species, i.e. they occur frequently in and around houses on walls and fences. However, they distinctly differ in genital morphology of both males and females and also body colouration, specifically the colour pattern of the abdomen. The embolus of the male pedipalp in M. nigli is much longer than that of M. bivittatus. The female epigyne of M. nigli has characteristic rounded edges internally and a poorly defined anterior margin; in contrast, the M. bivittatus epigyne lacks the internal edges but has a well-defined anterior margin consisting of two arches.

(after & Wesołowska & Freudenschuss 2012): This species is distinguishable from congeners by the long curved embolus and the elongated ovoid bulb, except two African species, M. zimbabwensis and M. pilosus from which it differs by abdominal pattern (light with wide median streak in these two species).

Linnean Holotype

1 ♂

NHM Vienna

Pakistan

Balochistan

Turbat

Australia

Western Australia

Fauna Portal Records

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Similar Species

Menemerus bivittatus (Dufour, 1831)

Publications

Wesołowska W, Freudenschuss. M (2012): A new species of Menemerus from Pakistan (Araneae: Salticidae). Genus. 23: 449 - 453

World Spider Catalog

Atlas of Living Australia

Volker Framenau, 30 December 2023

Harry Butler Institute

N16281-1

1 juv.

08 October 2019

Western Australia

Barrow Island, Material Offloading Facility

day hand collection

COI

CTGCGATGATTATATTCAACTAATCATAAGGATATTGGAACTTTATATTTGATTTTTGGTGCTTGGTCAGCTATAGTAGGAACTGCAATAAGAGTATTAATTCGAATGGAATTAGGTCAAACGGGAAGT---TTTTTAGGAAATGATCATATATATAATGTAATTGTTACTGCTCATGCTTTTGTTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTAATACCTATTTTAATTGGAGGATTTGGAAATTGATTAGTTCCTCTAATGTTAGGTGCTCCTGATATAGCTTTTCCTCGAATAAATAATTTAAGATTTTGATTATTACCTCCTTCCTTGATATTATTGTTTGTTTCATCTTTGGCTGAAATAGGAGTAGGAGCTGGATGAACAGTATATCCTCCTTTGGCTTCAATTGTTGGACATAATGGAAGATCGGTGGATTTTGCTATTTTTTCATTACATTTAGCTGGAGCTTCATCTATTATAGGTGCTATTAATTTTATTTCAACTGTAATTAATATACGTTCTGTTCAAATAAGATTAGATAAGGTTCCTCTATTTGTGTGATCAGTTGTTATTACTGCTGTGCTTCTTTTGTTATCTTTACCTGTTTTGGCAGGTGCAATTACTATATTATTAACAGATCGAAATTTTAATACTTCTTTTTTTGATCCAGCTGGAGGAGGGGATCCTATTTTATTTCAACATCTATTTTGATTTTTTGGACATCCTGAGGTATATATTTTAATTTTACCAGGATTTGGAATTGTTTCACATGTAATTAGATCTTCTGTAGGTAAGCGAGAACCTTTTGGTTCTTTGGGAATAATTTATGCAATAATGGGAATTGGAGGAATAGGATTTGTTGTATGAGCTCATCATATATTTTCTGTAGGAATAGACGTAGATACTCGAGCTTATTTTACGGCTGCTACAATAATTATTGCAGTTCCAACTGGAATTAAGGTCTTTAGATGAATAGCAACATTATATGGTTCTTATTTTAAGATA------GATACTCCATTAATGTGATGTATTGGATTTGTATTTTTGTTTACTTTAGGTGGTATTACTGGAGTAGTATTATCTAATTCTTCTTTAGATATTGTGTTACATGATACTTATTATGTTGTTGCTCATTTTCATTATGTATTAAGAATAGGAGCTGTTTTTGCTATTATAGCAGGAATTACATATTGATTTCCTTTATTTTTTGGAACTGTATTAAGAGAAAGGAAGACTAAGTTACAATTTTTAGTTATGTTTTTGGGGGTAAATATAACTTTTTTTCCTCAGCATTTTTTAGGATTGAACGGAATACCTCGTCGATATGCTGATTATCCTGATGCTTTTTTATTTTGAAATATAATTTCTTCTTTAGGTTCTTTGTTATCTTTAATTGCTGTTCTTATATTTATTTATATTGTTTGAGAAGCTCTTATTATGAAATATTCATTTTATGAATCTTATTATACTAGTTCATCATTGGAATGAATTAAT---AATATTCCTCCTTTGGATCATACT------------------------------------------------TTTATTCAATTAAATCAAATT---ACTAGATAA---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Harry Butler Institute

N16284-1

♀

8 December 2019

Western Australia

Barrow Island, Material Offloading Facility

day hand collection

COI

Harry Butler Institute

N16684-1

♀

12 December 2019

Western Australia

Barrow Island, Material Offloading Facility

day hand collection

COI

CTTTTCCTCGAATAAATAATTTAAGATTTTGATTATTACCTCCTTCCTTGATATTATTGTTTGTTTCATCTTTAGCTGAAATAGGAGTAGGAGCTGGATGAACAGTATATCCTCCTTTGGCTTCAATTGTTGGACATAATGGAAGATCGGTGGATTTTGCTATTTTTTCATTACATTTAGCTGGAGCTTCATCGATTATAGGTGCTATTAATTTTATTTCAACTGTAATTAATATACGTTCTGTTCAAATAAGATTAGATAAGGTTCCTCTATTTGTGTGATCAGTTGTTATTACTGCTGTGCTTCTTTTGTTATCTTTACCTGTTTTAGCAGGTGCAATTACTATATTATTAACAGATCGAAATTTTAATACTTCTTTTTTTGATCCAGCTGGAGGAGGGGATCCTATTTTATTTCAACATTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGACATCCTGAGGTATATATTTTGATTTTACCAGGGTTTGGAATTGTTTCACATGTAATTAGATCTTCTGTAGGTAAGCGAGAACCTTTTGGTTCTTTAGGAATAATTTATGCAATAATGGGAATTGGAGGAATAGGGTTTGTTGTATGAGCTCATCATATATTTTCTGTAGGAATAGACGTAGATACTCGAGCTTATTTTACGGCTGCTACAATAATTATTGCAGTTCCAACTGGAATTAAGGTCTTTAGATGAATAGCAACATTATATGGTTCTTATTTTAAAATAGATACTCCATTAATGTGATGTATTGGATTTGTATTTTTGTTTACTTTAGGTGGTATTACTGGAGTAGTATTATCTAATTCCTCTTTGGATATTGTATTACATGATA

Harry Butler Institute

N16684-2

♀

12 December 2019

Western Australia

Barrow Island, Material Offloading Facility

day hand collection

COI

CTTTTCCTCGAATAAATAATTTAAGATTTTGATTATTACCTCCTTCCTTGATATTATTGTTTGTTTCATCTTTAGCTGAAATAGGAGTAGGAGCTGGATGAACAGTATATCCTCCTTTGGCTTCAATTGTTGGACATAATGGAAGATCGGTGGATTTTGCTATTTTTTCATTACATTTAGCTGGAGTTTCATCGATTATAGGTGCTATTAATTTTATTTCAACTGTAATTAATATACGTTCTGTTCAAATAAGATTAGATAAGGTTCCTCTATTTGTGTGATCAGTTGTTATTACTGCTGTGCTTCTTTTGTTATCTTTACCTGTTTTAGCAGGTGCAATTACTATATTATTAACAGATCGAAATTTTAATACTTCTTTTTTTGATCCAGCTGGAGGAGGGGATCCTATTTTATTTCAACATTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGACATCCTGAGGTATATATTTTGATTTTACCAGGGTTTGGAATTGTTTCACATGTAATTAGATCTTCTGTAGGTAAGCGAGAACCTTTTGGTTCTTTAGGAATAATTTATGCAATAATGGGAATTGGAGGAATAGGGTTTGTTGTATGAGCTCATCATATATTTTCTGTAGGAATAGACGTAGATACTCGAGCTTATTTTACGGCTGCTACAATAATTATTGCAGTTCCAACTGGAATTAAGGTCTTTAGATGAATAGCAACATTATATGGTTCTTATTTTAAAATAGATACTCCATTAATGTGATGTATTGGATTTGTATTTTTGTTTACTTTAGGTGGTATTACTGGAGTAGTATTATCTAATTCCTCTTTGGATATTGTATTACATGATA

Harry Butler Institute

N15744-1

♀

17 December 2018

Western Australia

Barrow Island, LNG Jetty

day hand collection

COI

Harry Butler Institute

N17185-1

1 juv.

9 January 2020

Western Australia

Barrow Island, Gas Treatment Plant/QCC

day hand collection

COI

CTTTTCCTCGAATAAATAATTTAAGATTTTGATTATTACCTCCTTCCTTGATATTATTGTTTGTTTCATCTTTGGCTGAAATAGGAGTAGGAGCTGGATGAACAGTATATCCTCCTTTGGCTTCAATTGTTGGACATAATGGAAGATCGGTGGATTTTGCTATTTTTTCATTACATTTAGCTGGAGCTTCATCTATTATAGGTGCTATTAATTTTATTTCAACTGTAATTAATATACGTTCTGTTCAAATAAGATTAGATAAGGTTCCTCTATTTGTGTGATCAGTTGTTATTACTGCTGTGCTTCTTTTGTTATCTTTACCTGTTTTGGCAGGTGCAATTACTATATTATTAACAGATCGAAATTTTAATACTTCTTTTTTTGATCCAGCTGGAGGAGGGGATCCTATTTTATTTCAACATCTATTTTGATTTTTTGGACATCCTGAGGTATATATTTTAATTTTACCAGGATTTGGAATTGTTTCACATGTAATTAGATCTTCTGTAGGTAAGCGAGAACCTTTTGGTTCTTTGGGAATAATTTATGCAATAATGGGAATTGGAGGAATAGGATTTGTTGTATGAGCTCATCATATATTTTCTGTAGGAATAGACGTAGATACTCGAGCTTATTTTACGGCTGCTACAATAATTATTGCAGTTCCAACTGGAATTAAGGTCTTTAGATGAATAGCAACATTATATGGTTCTTATTTTAAGATAGATACTCCATTAATGTGATGTATTGGATTTGTATTTTTGTTTACTTTAGGTGGTATTACTGGAGTAGTATTATCTAATTCTTCTTTAGATATTGTGTTACATGATA

Harry Butler Institute

N18014-1

♂

23 February 2020

Western Australia

Barrow Island, LNG Construction Area 13

day hand collection

COI