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Dwarf Spider - Souessa spinifera - male

Dwarf Spider - Souessa spinifera - Male
Antrim, Hillsboro County, New Hampshire, USA
February 18, 2010
Size: 1.7mm
Found on the snow.

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Dwarf Spider - Souessa spinifera - male Dwarf Spider - Souessa spinifera - male

Dusky joints
One thing that strikes me about this species is that the femur distally and the patella (also the tibia-metatarsus joint) are darker. (But perhaps this is common in other linyphiids and I've merely not noticed.)

Moved
Moved from Dwarf Spiders.
That bump on it's head does look pretty distinctive.

 
True..
But there are many small linyphiids with (to me) similar-looking bumps. What caught my eye is the conductor extending out from the pedipalp almost as straight as a dip stick.

 
OK
I was wondering about that hair-like projection from it's pedipalp.

Souessa cf. spinifera
Looks like Souessa spinifera again. With a little luck (and knowing what you've already found), it's possible, I think, to match some of these small specimens up by photo (when one can see the right details).

-K

 
Yes, S. spinifera
Yes, S. spinifera

Specimen: kmp-6255

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