Thread subject: Diptera.info :: big spider from Portugal
#1
My beekeeper friend in Portugal found this spider near one of his hives. I suspect it is
Eusparassus, but I haven't got any literature to help. Does anyone recognise it? It appears to be a subadult male, body length 20mm
#2
Looks very much like
Eusparassus dufouri @
http://www.flickr...333140630/.
P.S. Platnick cites also
E. levantinus, Micrommata ligurina, and
Olios argelasius for that region.
#3
wow! Where was found this spider??
It is Eusparassus dufouri - Sparassidae spider.
E. levantinus??? I don?t think so. Take a look in this updated website about spiders in Portugal:
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www.aranhas.info GO to the ESP?CIES (SPECIES) section and then click in SPARASSIDAE, see below the 4 species known for Portugal. Perhaps Micrommata virescens was misidentified for M. ligurina. We never found by sure M. virescens.
See the distribution map for Eusparassus dufouri. 3 locations known... but I want to know where the spider was found! And when...
#4
Thanks Dima and Jorge.
This one seems to be alot further north than the previous records. It was found at Santo Antonio, das Areias, Alentejo, Portalegre. 7.20W, 39.37N.
I think it was found about 10 days ago. It is still alive and sitting in my kitchen now! I'm hoping it will feed and change into an adult soon.
#5
Hi Jorge
This spider has just changed into an adult. Also my friend has brought me a female and two more males - all appear to be
dufouri. He has also brought a female
Hogma radiata - all are from the same locality, and all collected in the last week.
#6
<i>Hogna radiata</i> not Hogma
But, we must take care... because there is another spider that it is very similar to this... it is <i>Lycosa subhisurta</i>. A friend of mine is reviewing these 2 species.
I saw all sparassids spiders know for Portugal (male and female) but it lack to see precisely E. dufouri!