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Aptostichus simus - female
Copyright © 2008 Kevin Lentz

Aptostichus simus - Female
Huntington Beach, Orange County, California, USA
April 5, 2008
Size: 1.5"-2"
Coastal dune dweller.

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Contributed by Kevin Lentz on 29 April, 2008 - 7:05pm
Last updated 30 April, 2008 - 7:44am

Could this be -
the infamous A. stephencolberti?? :) Given the location on a beach and the difficulties with this genus - it is possible! How did we get this one to species, if I may ask?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aptostichus_stephencolberti
… Ken Schneider, 10 February, 2009 - 12:11pm login or register to post comments

 
It ID'd as A. simus by Dr. Ma
It ID'd as A. simus by Dr. Martin Ramirez who had done work at the same site in 1995(when he also found A. simus there).

As far as I know A. stephencolberti is only found in Northern California, just because something comes from a beach in California is no reason to assume that it is a well publicized species.
… Kevin Lentz, 10 February, 2009 - 2:22pm login or register to post comments

 
Ahh -
oh well - I tried. Please note :) in my post - don't take it too seriously. The paper by Bond and Stockman describes the distribution of stephencolberti as "Coastal beaches of Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Mateo and San Francisco counties". So, Central California - I need to look in my own backyard! :)
… Ken Schneider, 10 February, 2009 - 3:00pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Aptostichus.
… Chuck Entz, 30 April, 2008 - 7:44am login or register to post comments

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