Jumping spider - Habronattus pyrrithrix

Moved

Moved from Habronattus.

… Harsi S. Parker, 14 May, 2009 - 11:27pm

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H. pyrrithrix

I agree with Jay that this is a male H. pyrrithrix.

… Ben Coulter, 14 May, 2009 - 11:14pm

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Moved

Moved from Jumping Spiders.

… Harsi S. Parker, 6 May, 2009 - 9:46pm

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Moved

Moved from Spiders.

… john and jane balaban, 6 May, 2009 - 9:24pm

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Really nice

Definitely an adult male Habronattus.

Based on markings and known ranges, I think this might be H. pyrrithrix.

… Jay Barnes, 20 April, 2009 - 9:17pm

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Ornament

Males of Habronattus species often have ornamentation on their legs and bodies for use in courtship, and third-leg ornamentation is often quite distinctive. This is probably the reason for the most-visible diagnostic feature for the genus: the third legs are longer than the first legs.

Since I'm not an expert on spiders, I hesitate to give this as a positive ID, but it certainly looks like a Habronattus to me.

There's an excellent website on California Habronattus species I would highly recommend.

… Chuck Entz, 19 April, 2009 - 8:29pm

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Nice shots. Both of the same spider?

If so, they should be linked to aid in identification. See the Help tab for details.

Briefly, click tag, and you'll see a thumbnail in the left column.

Repeat for the second photo.

Select link images, and they should come together in a single post.

To make things easier next time, you can click add image when the first one you post is displayed. You then get a partially filled-out form, where you can specify the subsequent image(s).

… Ron Hemberger, 19 April, 2009 - 8:06pm

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