Phlegra lineata and Phlegra theseusi (Salticidae)

The Jumping-spider record at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/241642594 (see photo below) has been identified as being possibly Phlegra lineata or (unlikely) Phlegra theseusi. Information about these species is difficult to find online, and the following links are relevant.

Inaturalist:

• P. lineata anywhere (5 records) and records mentioning P. lineata in the Notes (including this record): https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?taxon_id=157993&q=lineata

• Phlegra genus not species:
  -- anywhere (684 records): https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?hrank=genus&lrank=genus&taxon_id=157993
  -- Greece (22 records): https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?hrank=genus&lrank=genus&place_id=7094&taxon_id=157993
  -- Crete (3 records): https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?hrank=genus&lrank=genus&place_id=7095&taxon_id=157993

These records look similar:

• https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/123963500 (Rhodes)
• https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/130790574 (Ithaca)

GBIF:

• P. lineata anywhere (9 records, 5 from Greece): https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2168561
• P. lineata Crete (1 record, a preserved specimen from eastern Crete, 2007): https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/1045146514
• P. theseusi anywhere - no records on GBIF

P. lineata and P. theseusi are both illustrated here (Metzner):

• https://www.jumping-spiders.com/nav_key/key_select.php?genus=Phlegra&link=art

P. lineata:

• Metzner: https://www.jumping-spiders.com/index.php?id=3686
• https://araneae.nmbe.ch/data/2053/Phlegra_lineata
• https://salticidae.pl/diagnost/phlegra/lineata.htm
• https://www.kleinesganzgross.de/gallery_art.php?ID=96

P. theseusi:

• Metzner: https://www.jumping-spiders.com/index.php?id=5033 - photos
• https://araneae.nmbe.ch/data/2044/Phlegra_theseusi
• https://salticidae.pl/diagnost/phlegra/theseusi.htm
• https://www.kleinesganzgross.de/gallery_art.php?ID=155

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phlegra_(spider) mentions these:

• "P. lineata (C. L. Koch, 1846) – Southern Europe, Turkey, Syria, Russia (Caucasus)"
• "P. theseusi Logunov, 2001 – Greece (Crete)"

Posted on September 17, 2024 03:25 PM by cf125