Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Spider identification

Posted by FRV on 22-12-2018 14:25
#1

Hi,

This spider has been found in the litter of a deciduous forest (18.10.20) in Paris suburbs.
I think this could be a linyphiid.
Any idea what it could be? Unfortunately this side view is the only picture I have.
Thanks for help,
FRV

Posted by Juergen Peters on 26-12-2018 21:42
#2

Hello,

FRV wrote:
I think this could be a linyphiid.


no, it is a Metellina (Tetragnathidae). Difficult to say from this angle, whether it is M. segmentata/mengei or M. merianae (that was my first thought, but the habitat fits better for the first species pair).

Edited by Juergen Peters on 26-12-2018 21:42

Posted by FRV on 26-12-2018 22:10
#3

Thanks Jürgen, I was completely mistaken :-)

FRV