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Phycosoma sp. (cf Dipoena)

This hadrotarsine theridiid has distinctive pattern of black and white on the upper surface of the abdomen. The cephalothorax is dark brown to black, legs brown with clear sections, somewhat striped in the sub-adult male. The egg chamber is a roughly conical structure, about 3.5mm tall, with knobbly decoration. The egg is pale green, globular to pear-shaped, .5mm in diameter. These spiders were previously known as Dipoena species. ♀ 3.5mm ♂ 2mm

Male sub adult, oblique, facing, body length 2mm, large globular palps.


Dipoena/Euryopis type
Photo: Robert Whyte

Female, from side, body length 3.5mm


Dipoena sp
Photo: Robert Whyte

Female adult, after laying eggs, body length 2.2mm, from above


Hadrotarsine Dipoena/Euryopis type
Photo: Robert Whyte

Female adult, after laying eggs, body length 2.2mm, egg chamber


Hadrotarsine Dipoena/Euryopis type
Photo: Robert Whyte

Female adult, after laying eggs, body length 2.2mm, egg


Hadrotarsine Dipoena/Euryopis type
Photo: Robert Whyte

Female 19610 from above


Phycosoma
Photo: Robert Whyte

Female 19610 egg sac


Phycosoma
Photo: Robert Whyte

Female 19610 epigynum


Phycosoma
Photo: Robert Whyte

Female 19610a from side


Phycosoma
Photo: Robert Whyte

Female 19610a epigynum


Phycosoma

Female 19610b from side


Phycosoma
Photo: Robert Whyte

Female 19610b from above


Phycosoma
Photo: Robert Whyte

Female 19610b epigynum


Phycosoma
Photo: Robert Whyte

Female 19610c facing


Phycosoma
Photo: Robert Whyte

Female 19610c underneath


Phycosoma
Photo: Robert Whyte

 

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