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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Tue May 05, 2020 10:20 am
by Richprins
Klipspringer wrote: ↑Mon May 04, 2020 8:21 pm
We keep them boths. It's a Yellow Pany, unusual resting posture.

Klippies!
Re: Jumping Spider IDs and Comments
Posted: Tue May 05, 2020 10:30 am
by Klipspringer
It's all very confusing, let me think again for a while
The aelurilline genera females
Aelurillus, Langona, Langelurillus, Manzuma and
Phlegra look all more or less alike and I think there are many misidentified ones in the books and on the web.
The two of yours are both females.
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Tue May 05, 2020 10:56 am
by Klipspringer
Re: Jumping Spider IDs and Comments
Posted: Tue May 05, 2020 12:18 pm
by Klipspringer
What do you think?
These are two other possible candidates?
Re: Jumping Spider IDs and Comments
Posted: Wed May 06, 2020 12:13 am
by ExFmem
What is the ID of #49?
Maybe I'll post L. hirsuta using the orange one (file 3) pics, then add the file 2 pic as we make a decision.
(LOVE the Giant Daddy Long-legs entry - that is one of my favorite "finds" as it always makes me smile.

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Re: Jumping Spider IDs and Comments
Posted: Wed May 06, 2020 9:58 am
by Klipspringer
I have been reading and looking through the newest papers on aelurilline and found that what was previously thought to be Langona is now assigned to the newly erected genus
Manzuma. All Manzumas have this distinct "head" pattern with the lighter patch between/above the main eyes and some striping starting there. More so in males, but we have females.
That's why I am now convinced that boths specimen are Manzuma sp
(such as in my previous post, photos)
Two species so far recorded from SA, but yours could easily be an undescribed Manzuma.
https://www.researchgate.net/publicatio ... Salticidae
Re: Jumping Spider IDs and Comments
Posted: Wed May 06, 2020 4:13 pm
by ExFmem
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Wed May 06, 2020 5:48 pm
by Richprins
Here is the huge bee...3.5 cm. It wasn't very active.
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Wed May 06, 2020 7:12 pm
by Klipspringer
Campsomerine mammoth wasp
Re: Animal ID
Posted: Wed May 06, 2020 9:19 pm
by Klipspringer
Flutterby wrote: ↑Wed May 23, 2012 8:15 pm
Does anyone know what these things are? They are obviously some sort of larva....but of what? They are all over our garage wall.
Household Case-bearing Moth
Phereoeca sp. family Tineidae
The caterpillars of
Phereoeca species make a protective silk case, camouflaged with sand grains. Caterpillars remain in portable cases and are usually found crawling on walls.
Phereoeca species may be household pests, feeding on dead insects and fallen human hair.
http://downloads.hindawi.com/journals/p ... 084541.pdf