Pelegrina neoleonis
Introduction
A Mexican species similar to tristis with a distinctive long, curved retrolateral ramus on the embolus. The erect portion of the embolus is narrower than in tristis. No characters have yet been found to distinguish the female from that of tristis, except locality.
Figures
- Male face
- Palpus
- Female abdomen
- Epigynum
Natural History
Beating oaks and pines in oak-pine area (3 records); sweeping shrubs, cloud forest (1 record). Elevations at four locations in Nuevo León and San Luis Potosí from 1400 m to 2900 m.About This Page
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 CollegePage copyright © 1995 Wayne Maddison
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