spider - Zelotes hentzi

Moved

… Kevin Pfeiffer, 5 July, 2012 - 1:14pm

Correction: Z. hentzi

Bad news -- I'm changing my determination. :-/ A nagging concern meant that I just couldn't put away the specimen without one more look, so I dissected the epigynum and checked the books once more, including Paquin & Dupérré 2003. Something caught my eye, so I went back to Platnick & Dondale's key and descriptions (1992): "widened lateral epigynal margins" and coiled median epigynal ducts".

Following dissection (see thumb below) I can now see that the ducts are indeed coiled as they show, and the widened lateral margins are also clear to me. Sorry about that John!

-K

… Kevin Pfeiffer, 5 July, 2012 - 1:14pm

Moved

Moved from Ground Spiders.
Thanks Kevin, another new one for the guide!

… tom murray, 4 July, 2012 - 3:58pm

Zelotes pullus

Well it certainly shows that Zelotes probably can't be separated to species by habitus. Most of them look exactly the same.

Nice job on the new species.

… Lynette Elliott, 5 July, 2012 - 8:34am

Yes, but somewhat at least by region. And I'd still like to see a couple more of these (and a nearby male), just to be certain.

-K

… Kevin Pfeiffer, 5 July, 2012 - 8:46am

I'd like to see a male, though. Maybe we'll get lucky and find one in the current batch.

-K

… Kevin Pfeiffer, 5 July, 2012 - 5:26am

Z. pullus [not]

Even though the AEMs (anterior epigynal margins) don't appear to be quite as far apart as Platnick & Shadab (1983) show, this pretty much has to be Z. pullus. The only other possibility seemed to be Z. lasalanus, which is a northwestern species.

Record: kmp-10099

… Kevin Pfeiffer, 4 July, 2012 - 3:50pm

Moved

Moved from Spiders.
Lynette, I'll leave it at the family page for now until Kevin gets a look at the specimen.

… tom murray, 2 May, 2012 - 1:59pm

Ground Spider

I'd guess Zelotes, but?

… Lynette Elliott, 2 May, 2012 - 9:49am