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SpiderMAP:   8108
Province:   Eastern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3326AA
Observer:   Harrison J.A
Date of record:   2017-12-29
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   710550
Species name:   FAMILY Oxyopidae
Common name:   Lynx spiders
Family:   Oxyopidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Rothus sp.?
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=SpiderMAP-8108
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 8108 - photo: 1
VM-number: 8108 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Ethne Engelking
Comment:  
Date:   2018-01-04 20:34:05
Species name:   FAMILY Oxyopidae -- Lynx spiders
Species code:   710550
Comment number:   2
By:   Astri Leroy
Comment:   This is definitely not in the family Oxyopidae. Habitus, lack of spines and shape of carapace point to Agelenidae.
Date:   2018-01-09 17:15:47
Species name:   FAMILY Agelenidae -- Funnel-web spiders
Species code:   700710

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