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.Li et al. 2002
Species
, this genus includes eight species:
Holcolaetis albobarbata Simon, 1909 – West, Central Africa Holcolaetis clarki Wanless, 1985 – West, Central Africa Holcolaetis cothurnata (Gerstaecker, 1873) – Tanzania (Zanzibar) Holcolaetis spatulata Wawer & Wesołowska, 2025 – Ghana Holcolaetis strandi Caporiacco, 1940 – Ethiopia Holcolaetis vellerea Simon, 1909 – Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Sao Tome, DR Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Angola, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa, Yemen Holcolaetis xerampelina Simon, 1886 – Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe (type species) Holcolaetis zuluensis Lawrence, 1937 – Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, South 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
External links
Photograph of Holcolaetis sp. Photograph of H. vellerea