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Turkish spiders 1
Dmitry Gavryushin	#1 Posted on 21-11-2006 12:42
Member Location: Moscow region, Russia Posts: 3338 Joined: 17.10.05	September 26, 2006, Side, on Ficus carica at the parking lot. The size was not recorded as in threads that will follow, sorry, but it was pretty typical for jumping spiders. Salticidae, maybe a Menemerus? Dmitry Gavryushin attached the following image: [146.39Kb]


Dmitry Gavryushin	#2 Posted on 21-11-2006 12:43
Member Location: Moscow region, Russia Posts: 3338 Joined: 17.10.05	I suppose this is a female of the same species. Dmitry Gavryushin attached the following image: [155.92Kb]


jorgemotalmeida	#3 Posted on 21-11-2006 12:54
Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06	YES. Menemerus cf. semilimbatus !! fantastic spider!!! seems a male -not sure if palps are tick. if so, then it is a male. Salticidae spiders have those two great eyes. to distinguish from lycosids by the eyes it is enough to see of there is 4 eyes below the two big eyes. Not here, so salticid. Then the cephalotorax (prosoma) has a square form, salticids have this feasture. see here: http://salticidae.org/salticid/diagnost/menemer/semi-kph.htm For Menemerus semilimbatus we must see an inverted triangle (if we see the spider with face in front of us) in dorsal view in prosoma. But the all thing seems to be really Menemerus. Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 21-11-2006 12:59


Dmitry Gavryushin	#4 Posted on 21-11-2006 13:04
Member Location: Moscow region, Russia Posts: 3338 Joined: 17.10.05	Thanks Jorge - I've got a checklist of the Turkish spiders somewhere, will check if there's more Menemerus spp. recorded.


jorgemotalmeida	#5 Posted on 21-11-2006 13:09
Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06	dima, take a look here: http://aranhas.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=506&Itemid=41 -- after the map your signature is peculiar black.