Id request - Anahita punctulata

Anahita punctulata (Ctenidae)

Based on the description in Spiders of North America (Ubick, et al), pg 84, I think this is Anahita punctulata. The size, geographic location, lack of calamistrum, numerous black spots on legs and abodomen, general habitus and carapace patterns all match, and the epigyne looks right, too.

See also, for a slightly darker version:

http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/20438

Good find!

… John Sloan, 7 May, 2009 - 10:32pm

Thanks for the ID,

a new genus & species for the guide!

… Lynette Elliott, 7 May, 2009 - 10:38pm

Thanks John and Lynette for Id

and the nice work you've done here, greatly appreciated.

… J. Ott, 8 May, 2009 - 12:54am

Thanks to Jeff who commented on the thumbnail

below Ctenid:Anahita

… J. Ott, 9 May, 2009 - 4:14pm

Ctenidae!?

Great find. They eye arrangement matches Ctenidae on the link here.

… Lynette Elliott, 6 May, 2009 - 9:09am

I think the spider in thumbnail is the same species as

this and I think so(Ctenidae) for id. Waited long enough to find this one. I am going to add a better eye shot.

… J. Ott, 6 May, 2009 - 9:17am

Nice

I'll be using that for the eye arrangement article.

… Lynette Elliott, 6 May, 2009 - 9:20am

Ctenidae

I think that's a good match. :)

… Jebus31, 6 May, 2009 - 9:13am

Interesting arrangement. It

Interesting arrangement. It reminds me of Dolomedes, but the outer eyes on the bottom row seem tiny and very close to the top row. Never seen that before if I recall. I wonder if this is a species of Dolomedes I've not see or if the eyes didn't develop properly.

… Jebus31, 6 May, 2009 - 7:06am

Strange, I thought maybe the eyes didn't develop

properly to, look at this image

,and see what You think.

… J. Ott, 6 May, 2009 - 7:20am