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Filistatinella
Photo#804002
Copyright © 2013
Walter B. Klockers
Tiny Spider -
Filistatinella
McGregor, Texas, USA
June 15, 2013
Size: ~1mm
Tiny speck on bathroom wall. Other spider nearby
Contributed by
Walter B. Klockers
on 14 July, 2013 - 1:02am
Last updated 22 May, 2014 - 5:40pm
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Laura P.
, 22 May, 2014 - 5:40pm
Wall Spider
Based on your other image I think we need to consider this might be a Wall Spider.
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Lynette Elliott
, 15 July, 2013 - 8:58am
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The other one sure looks like a Wall Spider. I don't know if this one matches though. I think Wall Spiders in Oecobius have a short carapace that's broader than long (and taller in the eye area?), a larger eye cluster and none of the scale-like gray hairs.
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Kyron Basu
, 15 July, 2013 - 12:52pm
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. I agree great spider. It does look like the ID below is possible. Any chance you can get more images, esp. a close-up of the eyes from this dorsal angle?
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Lynette Elliott
, 14 July, 2013 - 1:34pm
I will see what I can do. It
I will see what I can do. It is very tough to photograph and my depth of field is quite limited. I will need to locate another one, which may take a while. I will keep an eye out for them and snap an additional pic or two to help identify this spider.
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Walter B. Klockers
, 15 July, 2013 - 12:55am
I wonder if ....
This could be a Filistatinella? I'm not sure, wait to see what the others think. Nice find.
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Laura P.
, 14 July, 2013 - 12:10pm
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Very cool! Looks like a good match to me.
Spiders of Texas
also has Filistatoides insignis... anyone know what that looks like?
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Kyron Basu
, 14 July, 2013 - 4:45pm
Found one
but not sure how much to trust the ID
See
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Lynette Elliott
, 14 July, 2013 - 4:47pm
And another one
This one is pretty sure on the ID. See
here
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Lynette Elliott
, 14 July, 2013 - 4:52pm
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Hmm, it seems like they don't have all the white hairs on the carapace and abdomen that this and the Filistatinella images in the guide do.
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Kyron Basu
, 14 July, 2013 - 5:48pm
Nope
Doesn't look like a match to me either, but maybe Filistatinella crassipalpis still works or maybe it's one of the undescribed species, or maybe it's what a spiderling looks like of one of the other genera?
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Lynette Elliott
, 14 July, 2013 - 7:14pm
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It does look a bit like a juvenile to me. It seems to match with Gertsch's (1935) description of Filistatinella crassipalpis (as Filistata crassipalpus) as far as is visible though. Carapace shape, eyes on a tubercle (not positive about this but I think I see it), thick covering of scale-like gray spines, and leg banding. If we don't think it's Filistatoides, unless there are other genera (besides Kukulcania which I doubt?) not listed on Spiders of Texas, I think Filistatinella is a reasonable guess.
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Kyron Basu
, 15 July, 2013 - 12:49pm
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Oops, double comment.
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Kyron Basu
, 14 July, 2013 - 4:45pm