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Crouched Spider - Eustala rosae
Copyright © 2014 Lon Brehmer and Enriqueta Flores-Guevara

Crouched Spider - Eustala rosae
San Pedro River Valley, SE of San Manuel, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
April 1, 2014
Size: approx 8 mm
Found on a dead branch of Velvet Mesquite. Thank you for your help.

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Contributed by Lon Brehmer and Enriqueta Flores-Guevara on 1 April, 2014 - 4:39pm
Last updated 2 April, 2014 - 9:26am

Moved to E. rosae
Moved from ID Request. I agree. Great images. I'm using 905034 on the info page!
… Lynette Elliott, 2 April, 2014 - 9:26am

maybe Eustala rosae
Thank you for your help. I'm thinking it would be Eustala rosae based upon the very prominent 3 dorsal posterior humps and the range. This was collected on a dry branch in a fairly dry desert area, hanging out over a major cliff, without any significant "grassland" around.
… Lon Brehmer and Enriqueta Flores-Guevara, 1 April, 2014 - 5:53pm

 
Great images of this species
Looks good. Let's see what Lynette thinks
… john and jane balaban, 1 April, 2014 - 6:05pm

Looks to be
one of the Eustala
… john and jane balaban, 1 April, 2014 - 5:42pm

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