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Philodromus? - Philodromus dispar - female

Philodromus? - Philodromus dispar - Female
Cowichan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
August 31, 2012
Size: ~4mm body length
Found on a bucket around the side of the house. Interesting translucent legs on this one.

Unfortunately I didn't have much luck getting a good epigynum shot. I've included two with different lighting in case they're of help in figuring out the species.

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Moved from Spiders.

Philodromus
Nice ones. I've asked Rod. I was thinking P. dispar, but your ventral doesn't really match mine.

 
P. dispar?
Hmm, the ventrals actually look kind of similar to me, at least in overall pattern. I was trying to figure it out by epigynum from Dondale & Redner 1978 and dismissed P. dispar because I couldn't match what I was seeing with the diagram on page 62. I couldn't find anything else that looked good either. The shape of the epigynum in yours looks very similar to mine though, and when I look at the diagrams again, I think I can see a match with P. dispar. I still don't know what I'm doing on that front though, so I'll eagerly await rescue by Rod. :)

 
From Rod Crawford
Yes, I'd say dispar although the coloration is atypical. Maybe females get to look like this if they live to a great age. This one would definitely have to be "long in the tooth" since they mature in April or early May.

 
P. dispar
Interesting, I'll keep my eye out for others that look like this.

Is it safe for me to move these to the species page?

 
Yes
Go for it.

Image added
Added a crop of the dorsal shot to show the eyes from above. Wondering if I might be wrong about Philodromus - the spacing of the posterior row doesn't look that uneven to me.

Image replaced
Replaced the first epigynum shot. It's a bit sharper now.

Edit: Replaced the other one too.

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