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Green Lynx West/East?

I just noticed that the Green lynx spiders had been broken up into Eastern and Western variations. Is there a real difference other than location?
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Contributed by Jim Kramer on 26 August, 2006 - 6:26pm

Looks like a question for Jeff Hollenbeck
since he created those pages. I'm not sure if he reads Forums regularly - you might try an e-mail - though I'd be interested in seeing the answer, too, if you get one.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 27 August, 2006 - 7:28am login or register to post comments

 
Dropped him an Email
With a link to this thread and an explanation so hopefully he will follow up here...
… Jim Kramer, 27 August, 2006 - 7:46am login or register to post comments

 
Well,
basically they all look the same to the untrained eye.
Obviously I see the differences that a couple to most (probably the latter) don't, or I wouldn't have made those pages or be explaining myself. The differences are not as obvious as say... audax, but they are there. Show me a green lynx from the Eastern US with a yellow abdomen (I will post those later today) or blue markings.
(10:38 update: I should add I'm not implying they don't exist... that would be like stating all males of a particular species are black with white markings. Time and time again undescribed variations of other spider species are being documented, primarily on this website.)

Anyway, primarily size and coloration. Although the base color is green, there are different color
variations and traits from different regions that are evident in one region and not the other. There are also major differences in size, something which I plan on documenting in upcoming images.

I am slowly but surely working on the Oxyopid info pages (the family info page being the most recent), but I can't do everything overnight. My goal is to hopefully make it easier for others to see the differences between the lynx variations.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 27 August, 2006 - 9:23am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
I am greatly looking forward to more information as it becomes available.
… Jim Kramer, 27 August, 2006 - 9:44am login or register to post comments

 
Check
out the info page. Added a little info from the book American Spiders by W.J. Gertsch. Not a huge update, but thought you might be interested. There will be more in time.
Also working on acquiring some AZ specimens in hopes of adding some additional color and pattern variations to the guide.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 10 September, 2006 - 3:25pm login or register to post comments

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