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Misumenoides (or Misumenops)? - Misumenops - female
Copyright © 2008 Kevin Pfeiffer

Misumenoides (or Misumenops)? - Misumenops - Female
Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
April 25, 2008
Size: 4+ mm
Habitus dorsal; found on flower stalk.

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Misumenoides (or Misumenops)? - Misumenops - female Misumenoides (or Misumenops)? - Misumenops - female Detail of head region and eyes - Misumenops - female
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Contributed by Kevin Pfeiffer on 27 April, 2008 - 11:27pm
Last updated 3 May, 2008 - 9:54am

Moved
Moved from Crab Spiders.
… john and jane balaban, 3 May, 2008 - 9:54am login or register to post comments

We would say the eyes
and the hairy body of Misumenops
… john and jane balaban, 28 April, 2008 - 5:59pm login or register to post comments

 
Sounds good to me...
"The anterior lateral eyes are a little larger than the anterior median eyes." -- The distinction (if even possible) appears very subtle to me here, but I do think that visually she seems to most closely match the Misumenops specimens here.

Is the epigynum always this difficult to see, or do you think this specimen might not be fully mature? (Or is it just my lousy photography?) :-)
… Kevin Pfeiffer, 28 April, 2008 - 6:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Photos are great...
specimen is just immature.

The epigynum usually stands out pretty well as a dark spot, even on very small spiders.
… Jay Barnes, 2 May, 2008 - 9:16pm login or register to post comments

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