Atlas of African Spiders

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SpiderMAP:   679
Province:  
Country:   Zambia
Locus:   1528CB
Observer:   Dickinson R
Date of record:   2013-10-20
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Spider pic + lair pic
Id status:   Identification pending
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=SpiderMAP-679
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 679 - photo: 1
VM-number: 679 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Astri Leroy
Comment:   Unfortunately I cannot see the spider well enough. There are 3 unrelated spider families it could belong to: the Agelenidae, Lycosidae or Dipluridae. Some members of all these families make similar webs and because of convergent evolution the spiders look similar. I woiuld have to see eye patterns, spinneret shapes and chelicerae to make an identification.
Date:   2015-06-03 17:00:38
Species name:  
Species code:   0

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