Marbled Cobweb Spider - Enoplognatha caricis

voucher image - Enoplognatha caricis

Great. I've added this image to the info page. Thanks.

… Lynette Elliott, 3 November, 2013 - 6:47am

Moved

… Kevin Pfeiffer, 3 November, 2013 - 5:38am

Back in the States as of Wednesday

Hi John R.,

You're welcome to send anything in the next couple weeks to me care of my sister or brother (until Monday, July 23rd).

… Kevin Pfeiffer, 9 July, 2012 - 12:04am

I, too, hope John still has this specimen. It would be nice to see the palp, and also get a closeup look at the cheliceral teeth.

Enjoy your visit home, Kevin!

… John Sloan, 9 July, 2012 - 12:17am

Moved

Moved from Enoplognatha.

… John Sloan, 8 July, 2012 - 8:30pm

Moved

Moved from Marbled Cobweb Spider.

… John Sloan, 8 July, 2012 - 8:26pm

Did this specimen

get verified by Kevin? We're having some issues with the ID of this species.

… Lynette Elliott, 7 March, 2012 - 9:56am

Is this ID still in question? Move up or frass?

… John R. Maxwell, 2 November, 2013 - 11:46am

Just checking

Hi John,

Just wondering -- is this a specimen that I am supposed to have in my possession? I'm working my way through a small backlog, but didn't think I'd received anything from you recently (i.e. in the last 12 months).

-K

… Kevin Pfeiffer, 2 November, 2013 - 12:32pm

Mail

I send three vials (mentioned in a previous comment) to SD in July 2012. I was out of sync with your visits and mailings and by the time I sent them to you I gave you the caveat that if they were too big a jumble then maybe it wasn't worth sifting through, or we could try our best. Then I didn't want to bug(!) you because I figured you might be saving the worst/hardest job for last. Then at some point I assumed than maybe you had decided it was too much trouble so I let it go. If you have the three vials then we can give it a try to sort them out, otherwise C'est la vie. :-)

… John R. Maxwell, 2 November, 2013 - 2:27pm

Okay, thanks for the reminder -- will take a closer look at my specimen drawer in the morning. (I was on "spider hiatus" for several months this year, so lost track a bit.)

-K

… Kevin Pfeiffer, 2 November, 2013 - 2:32pm

Any idea, John M., which vial

Any idea, John M., which vial this one was in?

-K

… Kevin Pfeiffer, 2 November, 2013 - 5:21pm

Also

The orange vial was pretty large, so some big specimens may have gone in there simply due to their size. (I told you it was a mess, but any attempt at sorting is appreciated.)

… John R. Maxwell, 2 November, 2013 - 6:00pm

- FOUND -

First impression of the pedipalp confirms E. marmorata. But will take a closer look later today.

-K

… Kevin Pfeiffer, 3 November, 2013 - 4:25am

Enoplognatha caricis

Sorry. Enoplognatha caricis.

The length, 5,4 mm, bothered me because Paquin & Dupérré (2003) give a length of only 2.4 to 3.3 mm for the male (in Québec). But Levi (1957a) says "4.5 to 5.3", which is much better.

KMP-10151

… Kevin Pfeiffer, 3 November, 2013 - 5:38am

Sorry

No, but if the vials are

Oldest (starting June 2010 - my previous shipment to you) - Orange plastic
Middle - Clear plastic
Most recent (ending July 2012) - Glass

then this spider is earlier that the 2 spiders you just IDed.

… John R. Maxwell, 2 November, 2013 - 5:33pm

Placement

Want these moved up?

… John R. Maxwell, 7 March, 2012 - 5:54pm

I think

it is probably still in a vial, I got out of sync sending specimens when someone was visiting the US, and I have been dragging my feet about figuring out the international mail process. I also lost a file matching specimens to photos, and was embarrassed to send a bunch over and then try to match them after the fact. Therefore, I had dreams of getting a scope and fixing everything myself (no one would ever know), but as time went on the pile just got bigger and bigger, and now there are 3 vials. :-(

… John R. Maxwell, 7 March, 2012 - 11:01am

How's your subadult male comi

How's your subadult male coming?

-K

… Kevin Pfeiffer, 27 March, 2011 - 4:11pm

Done

Now I just have to figure out what to frass!

… John R. Maxwell, 1 April, 2011 - 10:44am

Keep most

Since we don't have many images I'd keep most of these for now.

… Lynette Elliott, 2 April, 2011 - 10:02am

That is always my problem. Sometimes people submit one very strange view, and having several angles may help because not everyone submits a plain dorsal.

… John R. Maxwell, 2 April, 2011 - 10:05am

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… John R. Maxwell, 18 March, 2011 - 5:30pm

Marbled Cobweb Spider (Enoplognatha marmorata)

That ID sure looks right to me.

… Lynette Elliott, 18 March, 2011 - 5:05pm

Thanks!

I'll try to raise it.

… John R. Maxwell, 18 March, 2011 - 5:29pm