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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 25-09-2007 18:16
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14250 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello! I don't think this one (10 mm) is recognizeable (?). Found two days ago on a meadow near forest (Ostwestfalen/Germany). Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [45.06Kb] Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 25-09-2007 19:55
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Xysticus sp.  |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 25-09-2007 19:57
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
 I saw right now the url of your image location.  ehehe |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 25-09-2007 20:04
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
there is another possibility: Ozyptilla sp.  |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 25-09-2007 20:09
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14250 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, Jorge! jorgemotalmeida wrote: there is another possibility: Ozyptilla sp. No, too big (8-9 mm). There are only small (max. 5-6 mm) Ozyptila species here in Germany - and it looked and behaved like a typical Xysticus cf. cristatus (very numerous in the low vegetation here at the moment).
Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 25-09-2007 20:27
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
hmm... here it is not that easy to split them.  But for the size it cannot be an Ozyptilla. eheh I didn?t see the siz of the fly and thought the fly was small.  |
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| Basil Crowley |
Posted on 09-06-2009 11:05
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Member Location: Southern England Posts: 58 Joined: 21.04.09 |
The wide spacing of the posterior median eyes is certainly indicative of Xysticus. Going from appearance alone, I would suggest female X. erraticus, which does superficially resemble some species of Ozyptila, as being a likely possibility. As for size, It is not clear what the 10mm refers to. Female X. erraticus would be 6-8mm. |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 10-06-2009 01:34
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14250 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, Basil! Thanks for your comment on the spider. Basil Crowley wrote: As for size, It is not clear what the 10mm refers to. Female X. erraticus would be 6-8mm. I put this post in the "Diptera (adults)" forum and initially intended to learn the identity of the fly . So it is it, the 10 mm refer to.
Edited by Juergen Peters on 10-06-2009 01:35 Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Basil Crowley |
Posted on 12-06-2009 10:34
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Member Location: Southern England Posts: 58 Joined: 21.04.09 |
Hi Juergen, It's actually a great spider pic!  As for the fly, it's a gonner anyway. Either that's one plucky spider who won't be needing another meal for a good while! or (more likely perhaps) the fly is food for her future offspring!Basil |
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