Lime green and looking for love

A miniscule male crab spider, looking for the ladies. He's on a Callistemon bush.

Male 4 mm body length

NB. January 19, 2021...this has been identified as Tharrhalea pulleinei.

comments (8)

Flown Kimmerling

Lion

He is a beautiful little guy! Posted 4 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  I wonder if this is the same species:
  
  Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago
2. 1. Flown Kimmerling
    
    Lion
    
    Good eye. That is very close! Posted 4 years ago
  2. Ruth Spigelman
    
    Lion
    
    Mmm, I'm not so sure, all the males I can see via on line sightings of Ernst's spider have very dark red legs and the abdomen distinct with dark red and white banding. (Unless mine is a juvenile of course with paler colours!). Interesting though, that both this one and mine were in genus Diaea which was revised in 2014 and they were both placed in differing genera. Tharrhalea pulleinei looks good for mine perhaps. Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago

Ernst

Lion

I think that Ruth is correct with her identification. The size for male Tharralea pulleinei and my entry Australomisidia pilula male is the same at 4 mm. My one has much darker coloration but no dots . In Ruth‘s entry the dotting does show up and the colours are not as strong. I used the Find a spider guide to double check. Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Excellent, thank you for checking, both of you :) Posted 4 years ago