P. apacheanus or P. cardinalis? - Phidippus

Moved

Moved from Phidippus.

… Jeff Hollenbeck, 5 July, 2018 - 5:02pm

Moved to genus for now

Moved from Jumping Spiders.

… Chad Heins, 28 January, 2016 - 8:17pm

Thank you chad!

for your kind help

… Salvador Vitanza, 28 January, 2016 - 8:27pm

Phidippus

I suspect that this is P. apacheanus. The color of the epidermis of the carapace (not the scale color) on P. apacheanus is black, and P. cardinalis has a carapace with a red hue. They are both fall-maturing species, so that doesn't help. Generally, P. cardinalis is a grass field species, however they are sometimes found in scrub habitats on cactus as are P. apacheanus.

… Don Cadle, 16 August, 2015 - 2:09pm

THANKS!

Thank you Don and Chad! I photographed this specimen at Rio Bosque Wetlands Park. The location has sandy soils and a long channel with slow flowing water. Plant species vary from desert-adapted plants, aquatic plants, and those belonging to wetland habitats. The most abundant tree is the screwbean mesquite. I see a great abundance and diversity of odonata, flies (especially bombyliidae, syrphidae, and asilidae), and grasshoppers. I have seen this Phidippus species at other locations in east El Paso. Thank you again for your kind help.

… Salvador Vitanza, 16 August, 2015 - 3:06pm

Moved for the experts

Moved from ID Request. Yes, it is one of those. It helps if you get face shots for distinguishing those two species.

… Chad Heins, 13 August, 2015 - 10:49pm

Thanks!

I would have loved to take shots from every angle as I found this spider very attractive. However, my attraction was not reciprocated and I got lucky to take the few photos I did. Thank you again for your kind help.

… Salvador Vitanza, 13 August, 2015 - 11:02pm