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Salticidae...Platycryptus? - Oxyopes scalaris
Copyright © 2009 GValHart

Salticidae...Platycryptus? - Oxyopes scalaris
Philly Area, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
June 6, 2009
Found several on a bush. I think they were praying on the recently hatched mantis that were populating the bush, but I never saw a kill or the remnants of one. From its movements and appearance, I believe it's Salticidae, but can't seem to narrow it down further than that

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Contributed by GValHart on 24 June, 2009 - 10:59am
Last updated 29 June, 2009 - 7:47pm

Looks rather to be
a Lynx than a salticid
… john and jane balaban, 24 June, 2009 - 11:02am

 
Eyes page
Just discovered the eyes page for spiders...according to that, you are correct! This one's eyes definitely match the pattern of the Lynx (Oxyopidae).
Just need to drill it down from there!
… GValHart, 24 June, 2009 - 11:11am

 
Compare your dorsal view
With this photo.
Gayle
… Gayle and Jeanell Strickland, 29 June, 2009 - 6:38pm

 
Yep!
Looks like a perfect match!
Thanks Gayle!
… GValHart, 29 June, 2009 - 7:46pm

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