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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Mesh Web Weavers (Dictynidae) » Phantyna
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Garden Dictyna - Phantyna - male
Copyright © 2020 Arlo Pelegrin

Garden Dictyna - Phantyna - Male
Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado, USA
May 29, 2020
Size: 3mm

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Contributed by Arlo Pelegrin on 31 May, 2020 - 9:33am
Last updated 20 February, 2023 - 10:34am

Do you have
Do you have this specimen still in your possession? It looks like the characteristics for distinguishing P. terranea from P. bicornis are found on the tibia and femur of the palp.
… Chad Heins, 20 February, 2023 - 12:16pm login or register to post comments

 
I do have these,
but I’m getting ready to move and they might be hard to chase down. However, SCAN records indicate that specimens coming from plains counties in my state are all bicornis, whereas terranea appears to be a foothill species. Any help from the female specimen? They both came from my yard.
… Arlo Pelegrin, 20 February, 2023 - 2:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Well...
Apparently those two species are pretty similar and I have no experience with P. terranea and little experience with P. bicornis. The literature on the genus is a bit dated and lacking in detail (in my opinion). There may be a segregation of these two species by habitat, but I suspect we have much to learn yet. Thanks for the note on SCAN data.
… Chad Heins, 20 February, 2023 - 3:36pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Dictyna.
… Arlo Pelegrin, 20 February, 2023 - 10:34am login or register to post comments

Hmm...
I think this looks more likely to be a Phantyna.
… Chad Heins, 20 February, 2023 - 10:00am login or register to post comments

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