harvestman for ID

[PeterD]

Can anyone help with this ID please?


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Thank you

[Geoff F]

Leiobunum sp. Going by the intense black of the legs, I would suspect L. rotundum as L. blackwalli tends to have slightly more brownish legs.

But this is a very rough generality and not reliable for a correct ID. That will require a good close up of the eyes; preferably a dorsal shot.

L. rotundum has a distinct white line between the eyes while that area is all black with L. blackwalli. But L. blackwalli can have distinctive white circles around each eye, so it needs to be viewed with care.

[PeterD]

Originally Posted by Geoff F

Leiobunum sp. Going by the intense black of the legs, I would suspect L. rotundum as L. blackwalli tends to have slightly more brownish legs.

But this is a very rough generality and not reliable for a correct ID. That will require a good close up of the eyes; preferably a dorsal shot.

L. rotundum has a distinct white line between the eyes while that area is all black with L. blackwalli. But L. blackwalli can have distinctive white circles around each eye, so it needs to be viewed with care.

Thank you Geoff. Whilst this is an uncropped image, cropping would not yield the information that you seek to make a positive ID. I shall have to settle for Leiobunum sp.
I am kicking myself, I had the time to take dorsal shots

[Geoff F]

Yes Peter.

In my opinion, one of the greatest skills of identification is knowing (in advance) which areas of a subject will be required in close up to make that identification.