skinheaddave

I've done some more research etc. and I think I was right. See how the red colouration really doesn't extend much beyond the shoulders? I'm going to stick with ruficaudus. The other three species found in Canada have that red colouration much further down the back/belly. T.minimus has stripes that extend further down the back and I've yet to see a picture of one sans facial stripes. It doesn't have enough dorsal stripes to be amoenus. In addition to the colouration of the sides and being out of range for striatus, it doesn't seem to have a median dorsal stripe. Might just be a variant of some sort .. but if you add it all up then you have to conclude red tailed.

I am waaaaaay too far North for it to be M.bivittatus. Besides, it fits the description of P.undatus so nicely and I am right in that range.

That's a bad sensitivity to have given your apparent proclivities and passtimes. Fortunately I've been nailed by these guys and never shown any reaction -- but definitely a cautionary tale to tell the guys free-handling their Hydrodynastes etc.

Cheers,
Dave

I would have said Eastern but you seem to be out of range. I don't think it is a least or yellow-pine.

Yeah .. just need to get a better picture next time. Back in February so fingers crossed! Still haven't found a diamondback in the four trips down to Florida to date .. so that's what I'm really hoping for.

You're killing me here, asergio. So many cool critters where you are.

Now what's that doing in Portugal?

It is well out of P.regius range. There are still more Phidippus that have green chelicerae but given the location I have to agree with the concensus that this is likley P.audax .. cosmopolitan little buggers.

My pleasure. I live within your target area so expect lots more sightings.

Cheers,
Dave

I have some theories on ID but there aren't enough distinguishing features in that shot to go beyond genus.