Unidentified Robber-fly

[reefbirder]

Hi all,

Please can anybody confirm this as Machimus cingulatus, if it isn't could you point me in the right direction.


And I am pretty sure that this one is Salticus scenicus, just pleased with the picture and wanted to share it - lol


Cheers
Rob

[Hedera]

Handsome chap! I like these jumpers. Good angle to show his face.

[JRsbugs]

Machimus/Tolmerus atricapillus is more likely, I wasn't sure what the key feature was for cingulatus but I found out.. the fore tibia has strongly marked dark rings. These are difficult but in the UK we don't have as many as in Europe.

Your jumping spider certainly is a great pic, but I'm not sure if it's Salticus scenicus as they are usually more black and white. If you have other angles I would post it in the spider forum to find out.

[Jason Green]

Spider could be Marpissa muscosa, need a dorsal (though the palps' view may help someone with a key).

[Anomalous]

Hi
Machimus atricapillus looks likely. Machimus cingulatus is a warmer brown colour and has a good number of white hairs on the frons and on the face, which I cannot see in your pictures. Detail is a bit obscure, though, so impossible to be sure.

Ian