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spider - Cheiracanthium mildei
Copyright © 2009 Bo Z

spider - Cheiracanthium mildei
Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
June 2, 2009
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Contributed by Bo Z on 3 June, 2009 - 6:31pm
Last updated 4 June, 2009 - 9:38am

Moved
Moved from Longlegged Sac Spiders.
… Bo Z, 4 June, 2009 - 9:38am login or register to post comments

 
Specimen available?
Hi, Bo-

Any chance you could send me this specimen? It would be nice to get a confirmed specimen ID.

-K
… Kevin Pfeiffer, 4 June, 2009 - 9:43am login or register to post comments

 
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I do not have it but it was on my porch so I may see it again. Please email me off-line and tell me how to collect (ie alchohol?, etc).
… Bo Z, 4 June, 2009 - 10:04am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… Bo Z, 4 June, 2009 - 7:30am login or register to post comments

Long-legged Sac Spider
There are some other spiders that looks similar to this, but my guess is it's something in the genus Cheiracanthium. See others here.
… Lynette Schimming, 3 June, 2009 - 11:16pm login or register to post comments

 
I would tend to agree (what i
I would tend to agree (what is the distinction between Cheiracanthium and the Clubiona? First leg pair longer, I think...). If it is, then I believe there are only two possible N.A. species: C. mildei or C. inclusum.

Is it safe to say that the invasive species C. mildei has a slightly more pronounced cardiac mark and overall slightly greyer appearance (as here, for example)?

-K
… Kevin Pfeiffer, 4 June, 2009 - 1:41am login or register to post comments

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