Marpissa what? - epigynum ventral - Marpissa obtusa

Replaced epigynum shot

I've posted a clearer image of the epigynum. She really is beautiful.

… Joe Lapp, 5 July, 2011 - 9:31pm

Moved

Moved from Marpissa.

… Joe Lapp, 5 July, 2011 - 7:56am

> whose drawing you can see here

That's Logunov's (1999c) drawing; according to Proszynski, Barnes' illustration of the female is M. dentoides.

… Kevin Pfeiffer, 1 July, 2011 - 12:32pm

Also, Barnes 1958 reports tha

Also, Barnes 1958 reports that the M. dentoides epigynum is "essentially the same as" that of M. sulcosa (see M. sulcosa here).

… Joe Lapp, 1 July, 2011 - 12:41pm

Salticidae.org is mistaken. I

Salticidae.org is mistaken. I am now double-checking the Barnes 1958 paper. He reports drawing that epigynum from one holotype obtusa collected at Palacios, Texas, and from one paratype collected at Big Bend, Texas -- he had two females.

… Joe Lapp, 1 July, 2011 - 12:34pm

Okay, I see what you mean --

Okay, I see what you mean -- what a mess.

… Kevin Pfeiffer, 1 July, 2011 - 1:47pm

Just for the record here, app

Just for the record here, apparently Logunov lumped obtusa in with dentoides, but there's some argument over whether this is correct. I'm filing conservatively under obtusa. It's easier to merge later than to split, should it resolve that way.

… Joe Lapp, 5 July, 2011 - 8:00am