Is this opilione Nemastoma bimaculatum?

Geoff F · #1 (**permalink**) 26-07-2009, 01:42 PM

In my S. Devon garden. Inside a plant container. Accidentally set my camera to auto and was too far away. By the time I reset everything and repositioned the tripod it was too late.

I'm thinking Nemastoma bimaculatum but is the apparent pale centre line OK for this species.

Or have I got everything totally wrong again?

Action_Man · #2 (**permalink**) 26-07-2009, 03:43 PM

Its certainly not Nemastoma bimaculatum, more likely to be something like Paroligolophus agrestis, but without a closer shot its just a guess

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Geoff F · #3 (**permalink**) 26-07-2009, 07:14 PM

Thanks, the dark colour with silvery side patches put me off Paroligolophus but the leg length is about correct, and as we have discovered in the past, colouration can be very variable.

I also thought about one of the Opilio species but the legs are too short.

I will have another go with the photo but I don't think I can get enough detail to make any real importance.