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Stratiomyid prey but which spider?
tim worfolk
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Posted on 26-06-2009 06:41
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The fly is Beris vallata, but can anyone put a name to the spider?

about 1m off ground, in shade, edge of wet meadow, marsh.

23/6/2009; Devon, England

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Going by the lines of white hairs on the head region it is a Dictyna (Dictynidae). Id to species is a genitalia job unfortunately.
 
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Thanks, just knowing the genus is a start.

Tim
 
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