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Pelegrina flaviceps (Kaston 1973)

Containing group: Pelegrina

Introduction

Males can be distinguished from those of flavipedes and exigua by the bulbous cephalic area, dark lateral spots on the chelicerae, carapace dusted with pale scales, and pale yellow legs. Females can be difficult to distinguish from those of flavipedes and exigua; they are generally paler, lack white spots on the forehead, often have narrow dark lines on the femora, and may have the cephalic area slightly swollen. The epigynal flaps and ducts are intermediate between those of flavipedes and exigua. The medial black spot on the chelicerae is much more distinct in flaviceps females than in flavipedes females.

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  1. Male face
  2. Palpus
  3. Female abdomen
  4. Epigynum
  5. Male (ME)
  6. Male (ME)

Natural History

A conifer dweller, collected from spruce (2 records), junipers and pine (1 record), spruces, firs and pine (1 record), hemlocks (1 record).

Distribution

Northeastern United States and southeastern Canada.
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Included on this page are images and text from Maddison, W.P. 1996. Pelegrina Franganillo and other jumping spiders formerly placed in the genus Metaphidippus (Araneae: Salticidae). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. l54(4): 215-368. These images and text are copyright © 1996 The President and Fellows of Harvard College

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