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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Jumping Spiders (Salticidae) » Colonus » Colonus puerperus
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Thiodina Jumping Spider - Colonus puerperus - male
Copyright © 2008 Thomas Shahan

Thiodina Jumping Spider - Colonus puerperus - Male
Haikey Creek Park, Broken Arrow County, Oklahoma, USA
July 23, 2008
What type of Thiodina is this? I'm leaning towards puerpera, but it does look a lot like sylvana. The markings on the abdomen are right for sylvana, but the top of the head is wrong.

Anyone know?

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Contributed by Thomas Shahan on 24 July, 2008 - 8:18pm
Last updated 11 August, 2009 - 4:05pm

puerpera
This is puerpera. Dorsal carapace markings are diagnostic for this genus in the US. (Richman and Vetter)

Nice shots. These guys don't appear to be nearly as common as sylvana.
… Jay Barnes, 25 July, 2008 - 8:08pm login or register to post comments

Nice
Sweet!
… Andy Calderwood, 25 July, 2008 - 1:39pm login or register to post comments

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