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Misumenops? - Misumenops importunus - female
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Misumenops? - Misumenops importunus - Female
Huddart Park, San Mateo County, California, USA
February 15, 2009
Size: 5.5 mm
I found this adult female crab spider by beating a conifer's branches. I think it's Misumenops, which is one of my nightmare genera. :) I have Schick's revision, but I have real trouble with these spiders. Might be importunus - I had a probable male of that species last fall at the same location - also on BG here:


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Contributed by Ken Schneider on 15 February, 2009 - 10:38pm
Last updated 13 March, 2009 - 7:43pm

Moved
Moved from Crab Spiders.
… Ken Schneider, 13 March, 2009 - 7:43pm login or register to post comments

From Rod Crawford:
"It's certainly a typical Misumenops, and I'd say importunus was a good
guess. That is, if the dorsal view of the epigynum is shown upside
down with respect to the ventral view!

I rather like Misumenops, myself. There's just something about those
spines that makes them extra cool."
… Lynette Schimming, 13 March, 2009 - 9:00am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
And, yes, I believe that the epigynum is flipped - sorry! I tried to clear it in clove oil, which didn't work too well. This was my first epigynum dissection!

Moving this one and the corresponding male tentatively to importunus for now - both have "probable" ID's from experts...
… Ken Schneider, 13 March, 2009 - 7:42pm login or register to post comments

 
Added -
a much better dorsal epigynum image after further dissection. Frassing older one...
… Ken Schneider, 16 March, 2009 - 3:24pm login or register to post comments

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