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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Ground Spiders (Gnaphosidae) » Zelotes » Zelotes hentzi
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Is this Gnaphosa altudona? - Zelotes hentzi - female
Copyright © 2014 Ricki H

Is this Gnaphosa altudona? - Zelotes hentzi - Female
Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas, USA
April 5, 2014
Size: 8 mm
Collected on 04/05/14 in leaf litter. Keyed it out using Platnick and Shadab's key.

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Is this Gnaphosa altudona? - Zelotes hentzi - female Is this Gnaphosa altudona? - Zelotes hentzi - female
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Contributed by Ricki H on 29 July, 2014 - 11:23am
Last updated 18 March, 2023 - 7:18pm

Moved
Moved from Spiders. After looking at Platnick and Shadab's paper, I'm confident enough to move this to Z. hentzi. The only other one that was close in my mind was Z. pseustes.
… Chad Heins, 5 February, 2015 - 2:15pm login or register to post comments

My guess is a ground spider?
My guess is a ground spider?
… sara1986, 11 August, 2014 - 2:43pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
Moved for second opinion.
… Laura P., 29 July, 2014 - 6:19pm login or register to post comments

Possibly ...
Zelotes fratis:
… Laura P., 29 July, 2014 - 6:18pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree
with Zelotes, but not as sure on Z. fratris. I'll have to look into that genus a little more.
… Chad Heins, 20 August, 2014 - 5:11pm login or register to post comments

 
I'm not sure about this one.
Z. aiken is another one to look at, it's a better fit as far as range.
… Laura P., 20 August, 2014 - 6:17pm login or register to post comments

 
I really think this is Z. hentzi
It matches the epigyne diagram in Platnick and Shadab, 1983. The shape also matches the SEM in figure 24. It's squarely within range and the habitus looks like most of those posted, aside from mine which is darker than the others.
… John Rosenfeld, 30 January, 2015 - 6:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the ID!
I think you are right..the epigynum definitely matches. Thank you for your help, John!
… Ricki H, 30 January, 2015 - 9:50pm login or register to post comments

 
The epigyne is a really good match
for the Zelotes hentzi diagram in Paquin and Duperre 2003.
… John Rosenfeld, 23 January, 2015 - 7:06pm login or register to post comments

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