Central Coast SpidersSpider Index Arachnura higginsi (Scorpion-tailed Spider) Arkys alatus (Winged Arkys) Arkys alticephala (High-headed Arkys) Arkys curtulus (Bird-dropping Spider) Arkys dilatatus (Dilated Arkys) Arkys transversus Arkys enigma Celaenia Deinopis subrufa (Net-casting Spider) Dolophones turrigera (Turreted Wrap-around Spider) Maratus volans (Peacock Spider) Ordgarius magnificus (Magnificent Spider) Servaea villosa (Shaggy-velvet Servaea) Tetragnatha nitens (Shining Long-jawed Spider) Triangular Spiders

Servaea villosa (common name Shaggy-velvet Servaea) is a medium-sized jumping spider that has a variety of patterns and colours. They are active during daylight on foliage. Their legs are rather banded in appearance, with light and dark rings, and have a high cephalothorax, that appears flat-topped when viewed from the side.

The name “villosa” means velvety, “villosus” means shaggy.

Male Shaggy Servaea (Servaea villosa), Woy Woy Bay NSW © Michael Doe
Male Shaggy Servaea (Servaea villosa), Woy Woy Bay NSW © Michael Doe
Male Shaggy Servaea (Servaea villosa), Woy Woy Bay NSW © Michael Doe
Male Shaggy Servaea (Servaea villosa), Woy Woy Bay NSW © Michael Doe
Male Shaggy Servaea (Servaea villosa), Woy Woy Bay NSW © Michael Doe
Male Shaggy Servaea (Servaea villosa), Woy Woy Bay NSW © Michael Doe
  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Chelicerata
  • Class: Arachnida
  • Order: Araneae
  • Infraorder: Araneomorphae
  • Family: Salticidae
  • Genus: Servaea
  • Species: Servaea villosa

Footnote & References

  1. Photographs © Michael Doe
  2. Servaea villosa (Keyserling, 1881), Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/38eeeb6e-097b-4040-9445-e12dc2b073d2
  3. Servaea villosa (Keyserling, 1881) Shaggy-velvet Servaea, Arachne.org.au, https://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=2242

Central Coast SpidersSpider Index Arachnura higginsi (Scorpion-tailed Spider) Arkys alatus (Winged Arkys) Arkys alticephala (High-headed Arkys) Arkys curtulus (Bird-dropping Spider) Arkys dilatatus (Dilated Arkys) Arkys transversus Arkys enigma Celaenia Deinopis subrufa (Net-casting Spider) Dolophones turrigera (Turreted Wrap-around Spider) Maratus volans (Peacock Spider) Ordgarius magnificus (Magnificent Spider) Servaea villosa (Shaggy-velvet Servaea) Tetragnatha nitens (Shining Long-jawed Spider) Triangular Spiders

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