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Species Philodromus dispar

Representative Images

running crab spider - Philodromus dispar - male Philodromus dispar - female Suspected Philodromus dispar - Philodromus dispar Female guarding eggs - Philodromus dispar - female spider - Philodromus dispar Small spider - Philodromus dispar #46 - Philodromus dispar Spider on poppy petal - Philodromus dispar

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)
No Taxon (Entelegynae)
Family Philodromidae (Running Crab Spiders)
Genus Philodromus
Species dispar (Philodromus dispar)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

See the [url=https://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/25326]World Spider Catalog[/ur].

Explanation of Names

Latin: "unlike, dissimilar, different, unequal"

Identification

Males often overwinter one molt from maturity. See a juvenile male and a mature male below

    juvenile male               mature male


Palp:


Epigynum:

Range

Range is considered from Vancouver and Victoria, BC., WA, ID, OR, and northern CA.

Remarks

This and another European species (Thanatus vulgaris) are relatively recent immigrants.(1)

Internet References

1. American Arachnology article, pdf.
Wikipedia
British Arachnological Society
Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 19 December, 2005 - 11:32am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, cheins, Chuck Entz
Last updated 21 March, 2022 - 8:02am

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