Unknown Spiders for ID

xSarahx · #1 (**permalink**) 29-01-2011, 01:26 PM

These are the last spiders from 2010 that I couldnt identify, so if anyone has any ideas, I would appreciate it.
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xSarahx · #2 (**permalink**) 29-01-2011, 01:28 PM

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Geoff F · #3 (**permalink**) 29-01-2011, 10:44 PM

This probably won't help very much; and we have been discussing the difficulties of identification in a previous question. I don't suppose you have any exact sizes for them?

But I would tend to agree with you about Lepthyphantes minutus for the first specimen.

The third looks a bit like a Tegenaria species to me.

5, 6 & 8 could well be members of the Linyphiidae family, as you appear to have already been considering.

Unfortunately we seem to be undergoing a slight expert shortage here for the moment; so these are just guesses. Do you have any close up photos?

xSarahx · #4 (**permalink**) 30-01-2011, 07:39 AM

Thanks for your suggestions.
I dont have any exact sizes for them or close up photos, unfortunately. The third looked like some kind of male crab spider (philodromus sp as a very rough guess?).

Geoff F · #5 (**permalink**) 30-01-2011, 05:38 PM

I can see where you are coming from with No. 3 and if the second leg really is the longest, something like a male Philodromus aureolus is possible; but that isn't an identification.

No. 2 does make me think about the Araneidae family and possibly a juvenile Araneus such as A. diadematus.

And a really wild guess for No. 7. I was totally confused by a similar looking 'spider' last spring and it finally turned out to actually be a sheep tick.

Here it is

But I suspect that even an expert will be struggling to find identifications for some of these.

Fauna · #6 (**permalink**) 30-01-2011, 05:52 PM

I was having a quick look at 7 earlier on today, looks like something from the Family Erythraeidae?

frits_b · #7 (**permalink**) 30-01-2011, 09:00 PM

Spiders 6 and 8 are Anelosimus vittatus, nr 5 is probably Enoplognatha ovata/latimana

xSarahx · #8 (**permalink**) 05-02-2011, 01:17 PM

Thanks for the suggestions. I have had a look at them and agree that 2 is a young araneus sp, 7 is family erythraeidae and 8 is anelosimus vittatus. 6 looks completely different to 8, so are anelosimus vittatus very variable? Is there a form of enoplohnatha ovata with brown bands? I have only ever seen pictures with bright red bands and no bands (completely pale green body).

frits_b · #9 (**permalink**) 07-02-2011, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by xSarahx

Thanks for the suggestions. I have had a look at them and agree that 2 is a young araneus sp, 7 is family erythraeidae and 8 is anelosimus vittatus. 6 looks completely different to 8, so are anelosimus vittatus very variable? Is there a form of enoplohnatha ovata with brown bands? I have only ever seen pictures with bright red bands and no bands (completely pale green body).

A. vittatus has a very distinct prosoma pattern (the broad black longitudinal band). I actually think no 6 and no 8 look look similar.
E. ovata/latimana are indeed variable species. I have seen them with very large black spots, almost forming a pair of black bands across the abdomen.

xSarahx · #10 (**permalink**) 13-02-2011, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by frits_b

A. vittatus has a very distinct prosoma pattern (the broad black longitudinal band). I actually think no 6 and no 8 look look similar.
E. ovata/latimana are indeed variable species. I have seen them with very large black spots, almost forming a pair of black bands across the abdomen.

Thanks for your expert opinion, so i will name them as you have said!!