Otostigmus species from the Philippines

peterbourbon

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Hi,

maybe i'm totally wrong, but the shape of headplate and the presence of basal plates point to genus Cormocephalus.

Again: Maybe i'm totally wrong, just an idea.

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Turgut
 

krabbelspinne

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hmm... I will check it again. The specimen is about 5-7cm and adult... But, as I remember it has tarsal spurs... let me check again.
 

peterbourbon

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Hi,

very interesting!
And yes - tarsal spurs are the important key.
If you find one, it's not Cormocephalus.

It was only the first idea that came to my mind when i saw the headplate.

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Turgut
 

krabbelspinne

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Definitely I must check again as I am not sure right now. But if it fits to genus Cormocephalus, there shouldn`t be many species in the Philippines???
 

krabbelspinne

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So, I`ve just checked the details: It has tarsal spurs, on some legs two. It also has the very long and thin coxopleural process as mentioned by Attems for O. astenus...
 

peterbourbon

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Hi,

sure you have seen tarsal spurs, not claw spurs?
Attems is outdated, i'd rather use the new Lewis and his sketch shows short coxopleural processes for O. astenus.

Maybe then it's O. angusticeps?

(Still the headplate confuses me...really! Lewis would have mentioned the presence of basal plates, because it would be special in Otostigmus).

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Turgut
 

krabbelspinne

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I am sure there are tarsal spurs. As you sent me the Lewis papers and I have more time at the weekend, I will do my best to clear this question and take some photos of the details!

BTW: this specimen had eggs but only 2 pedelings survived until now...
 
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