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spider - Microlinyphia mandibulata - female
Copyright © 2009 tom murray

spider - Microlinyphia mandibulata - Female
Dixville, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA
June 30, 2009
Size: 4.2mm

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Contributed by tom murray on 5 September, 2009 - 10:28am
Last updated 16 December, 2009 - 5:50pm

Moved
Moved from Microlinyphia mandibulata.
… Lynette Schimming, 15 December, 2009 - 9:13am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Entelegynes.
… Lynette Schimming, 15 December, 2009 - 9:12am login or register to post comments

Microlinyphia m. mandibulata
A quick look at the epigyne, although dark and small, says this pretty much has to be Microlinyphia m. mandibulata (using Paquin & Dupérré, 2003, as my reference).

-Kevin
… Kevin Pfeiffer, 15 December, 2009 - 6:04am login or register to post comments

From Rod Crawford:
"This is the one I thought looked like a Castianeira sp."

I don't see any dimples on them in the guide, though???
… Lynette Schimming, 24 October, 2009 - 10:46pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… Lynette Schimming, 4 October, 2009 - 11:21am login or register to post comments

Size?
and is there any hope for a frontal eye shot?
… Lynette Schimming, 4 October, 2009 - 11:18am login or register to post comments

 
Size just added
but I didn't take any eye shots of this one. I'm pretty sure I saved it for Kevin to look at. I'll be sending specimens out to him in the beginning of November.
… tom murray, 4 October, 2009 - 11:52am login or register to post comments

Weird looking
and vaguely familiar, but not ringing any bells yet. I'll have to think about this one. That's quite a dimple on the carapace!
… Lynette Schimming, 3 October, 2009 - 4:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Microlinyphia?
I came across a drawing of M. mandibulata that reminded me of this image. Your shot is so good for a small spider (and your spider is quite plump) that it tends to throw me off my game. I am not sure of the species, but what do you think of the genus?
… Lynette Schimming, 20 October, 2009 - 8:41pm login or register to post comments

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