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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Running Crab Spiders (Philodromidae) » Apollophanes » Apollophanes margareta
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Olios maybe? - Apollophanes margareta - male
Copyright © 2006 Kerry S. Matz

Olios maybe? - Apollophanes margareta - Male
Salt Lake City, N40°46.727'W111°52.629'ele4609, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
June 19, 2006
Eye pattern and overall habitus suggests Sparassidae, western location would be Olios. Any comments appreciated. It's feeding on a Culex,.
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Contributed by Kerry S. Matz on 15 July, 2006 - 3:43pm
Last updated 12 August, 2009 - 8:58am

Moved
Moved from Philodromus.

From Rod Crawford: Another male A.margareta! Looks like it's got a wee red mite on the carapace too.
… Lynette Elliott, 12 August, 2009 - 8:51am login or register to post comments

Moved
A running crab spider. Adult male.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 1 October, 2006 - 1:42pm login or register to post comments

just for clarification,
Its feeding on an Ochlerotatus canedensis or one of its relatives Oc. atropalpus or Oc. dorsalis. To be sure i must see the wings.
… Omar Fahmy, 15 July, 2006 - 5:48pm login or register to post comments

 
Purtty sure...
that the snack was Culex tarsalis. The second blood feeding for the skitter was either me or a Raven (Corvis corax. Put it in with the spider before letting it feed again. OK, I'll check the Ochlerotatus possibility. ;)>
… Kerry S. Matz, 15 July, 2006 - 9:20pm login or register to post comments

 
OH, Im sorry. you
were right. Culex tarsalis. I didnt think of that when i saw the leg banding but i forgot to check the tip of the abdomen. You work with mosquitos?
… Omar Fahmy, 15 July, 2006 - 9:45pm login or register to post comments

 
C.tarsalis
is usually what is found at the location with lightly banded legs, size and feeding schedule. I've known some mosquito researchers from my work, may have picked up some information through osmosis. ;)>
… Kerry S. Matz, 17 July, 2006 - 12:59pm login or register to post comments

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