Africa Wild

ExFmem wrote:Any comments on this possible match?


Oct. 2012 Kruger National Park

Pied Jumper Phintella aequipes

http://www.ispot.org.za/node/241234

The comments are quite interesting there as well, and certainly echo our own observations here concerning the current state of confusion when it comes to IDing of Salticids.

Not according to this
http://www.natgeocreative.com/photography/1241596

and the french Wikipedia states:

Cette petite araignée est remarquable par son opisthosoma allongé à l'apex fuselé et au dessin chromatique alternant de larges bandes jaunes horizontales avec des bandes blanches plus petites bordées de noir. Son céphalothorax est bombé et large et possède quatre paires de pédipalpes particulièrement puissants pour permettre à cette araignée de sauter sur ses proies.

wich translates to
This little spider is remarkable for its elongated apex and color design with alternating broad horizontal yellow stripes and smaller white stripes bordered with black. Its carapace is domed and wide and has four pairs of particularly powerful pedipalps to enable the spider to jump on its prey.

and the description from Wikipedia matches with the photo from natgeo




And a diagnostic drawing here
http://www.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http ... gQrQMwJjhk

ExFmem wrote:

Toko wrote:

BluTuna wrote:I think that this one....

ExFmem wrote:Jumping Spider Salticidae sp.
Family Salticidae


Oct. 2012 Kruger

ExFmem's resembles this one very much

http://www.jumpingspiders.co.za/SpiderV ... &u=233.jpg



not sure if BuTuna's is the same one, they look all alike on the Jumpingspiders site, perhaps we make ExFmem's another Thyene sp.?

I agree w/ the Thyene sp., shall I edit it?

Ja

And here comes - just for fun the key to Thyene from here http://peckhamia.com/editions/Peckham%2 ... Africa.pdf

KEY TO SPECIES OF THYENE FOUND IN SOUTH AFRICA.
MALES.
1 Abdomen marked with longitudinal bands .................................................................................. 2
Abdomen marked with transverse bands ......................................................................... natalii
2 Cephalic part swollen in front, but not widely ............................................................................ 3
Cephalic part widely swollen in front ................................................................... bucculentum
3 Lower margin of falx with a single conical tooth ....................................................................... 4
Lower margin of falx with a compound tooth .............................................................. crudelis
4 Tube of the palpus not notched .......................................................................................................... 5
Tube of the palpus distinctly notched in front ........................................................... australis
5 Median abdominal band edged with red ........................................................................ Ogdenii
Median abdominal band not edged with red .................................................................. Leighii

Ogdenii, Leighii, crudelis. and australis are easily distinguished by the mouth parts, or by the apophyses on the palpi.


FEMALES.
1 Abdomen marked with longitudinal bands .................................................................................. 2
Abdomen marked with transverse bands ......................................................................... natalii
2 Femur I with transverse striae ............................................................................................................ 3
Femur I without transverse striae .......................................................................... bucculentum
3 Legs 1342 ....................................................................................................................................... pulchra
Legs 34 12 ...................................................................................................................................... Ogdenii

Have re-organized our Spider Book

Now we have the similar ones together and can easily compare

And the general info for families or genera is also now extra

I noticed that yesterday, looks great! Well done, as per your usual

me too... it was terrible

Why do you go there, nan we have so many nice books here for you , you must stick to butterflies and flowers

Toko wrote:Why do you go there, nan we have so many nice books here for you , you must stick to butterflies and flowers

insects or invertebrates ID are not ONLY those

I never went in backyard for months
and everywhere there is name... I understand

Do you have a problem, my dearest nan?

Toko wrote:Do you have a problem, my dearest nan?

yes

I am all ears tell me ...

... or do we have a instead?