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Sitticus, but which one? - Attulus ammophilus - female

Sitticus, but which one? - Attulus ammophilus - Female
North Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
March 8, 2017
I’ve found many Sitticus fasciger at this site but I’ve never seen one marked like this. I suspect it is a female of the same species as the male in the thumbnail below.

Although found on different days, the two spiders were located within the same ~10 feet stretch of wall and I found 3 more of the same species the day after I found this one. Unlike S. fasciger which favors the concrete itself, I found all 5 of these spiders on a whitish rubber-like strip of caulking between concrete slabs as if they favored that background. Weird.

I suspect these spiders are S. ammophilus by comparison to the guide’s photos of males and Dr. Maddison’s photos of both sexes (found here).

Although, I think I have the ID right, I’d really appreciate some help with this one. Thanks in advance

the male

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Sitticus, but which one? - Attulus ammophilus - female Sitticus, but which one? - Attulus ammophilus - female Sitticus, but which one? - Attulus ammophilus - female Sitticus, but which one? - Attulus ammophilus - female

Moved here tentatively
Moved from Jumping Spiders.

Hmm...
I must admit that I do not have any experience with this species, but after looking at Maddison's pictures, I'm inclined to agree.

 
next step?
Thanks for looking at the photos. Where do we go from here? Is Dr.Maddison amenable to looking at BugGuide posts? If so, I can email him

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