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A Photographic Guide to the Arachnids of Drake Bay, Costa Rica A Photographic Guide to the Arachnids of Drake Bay, Costa Rica Gianfranco Gómez and Tracie Stice A Photographic Guide to the Arachnids of Drake Bay, version 16 Identifications by Carlos Víquez, Stuart Longhorn and Darko Cotoras Last updated September 9, 2021 Citation: Gómez, G. and Stice T. (2018) A Photographic Guide to the Arachnids of Drake Bay, Costa Rica. Version 8. [pdf file] Retrieved from www.thenighttour.com/arachnids.pdf Featured Arachnids Araneae Pholcidae Metagonia osa Anyphaenidae Amblypygi Salticidae Patrera sp. Phrynidae Araneidae Beata sp. Paraphrynus laevifrons Colonus sylvanus Acacesia tenella Corythalia sp. Alpaida bicornuta Hypaeus sp. Opiliones Alpaida championi Itata sp. Cosmetidae Argiope argentata Lyssomanes sp. Cynorta sp. Argiope sp. Messua sp. Eucynortella sp. Argiope submaronica Myrmarachne sp. Paecilaema chiriquiensis Bertrana rufostriata Phiale mimica Gonyleptidae Cyclosa sp. Scytodidae Eriophora fuliginea Hernandria sp. Eriophora nephiloides Scytodes sp. Sclerosomatidae Eriophora ravilla Selenopidae Prionostemma sp. Eustala aff. fuscovittata Selenops sp. Zalmoxidae Eustala sp. Senoculidae Pseudoscorpiones Senoculus sp. Gasteracantha cancriformis Chernetidae Senoculus zeteki Kapogea sellata Semeiochernes sp. Mastophora alvareztoroi Sparassidae Micrathena brevipes Prusia aff. semotus Schizomida Micrathena cf. duodecimspinosa Synotaxidae Hubbardiidae Micrathena furcula Synotaxus sp. Scorpiones Micrathena horrida Tetragnathidae Buthidae Micrathena cf. mitrata Leucauge sp. Ananteris platnicki Micrathena sexspinosa Theraphosidae Centruroides bicolor Micrathena sp. Lasiodora sp. Tityus ocelote Micrathena zilchi Neischnocolus cf. panamanus Tityus sp. Scoloderus cordatus Psalmopoeus reduncus Solifugae Verrucosa arenata Theridiidae Ammotrechidae Witica crassicaudus Ariamnes sp. Ammotrechella sp. Corinnidae Chrysso_sp. Myrmecotypus sp. Cryptachaea sp. Ctenidae Episinus sp. Ancylometes bogotensis Rhomphaea sp. Kiekie sp. Theridiosomatidae Phoneutria depilata Epeirotypus sp. Ctenizidae Thomisidae Ummidia sp. Epicadus granulatus Deinopidae Epicadus heterogaster Deinopis longipes Epicadus taczanowskii Hersilidae Epicadus tigrinus Neotama mexicana Mecaphesa sp. Neotama sp. Strophius hirsutus Lycosidae Trechaleidae Pardosa sp. Cupiennius coccineus Mimetidae Enna sp. Gelanor cf. zonatus Trechalea extensa Mimetus sp. Trechalea sp. Nephilidae Uloboridae Nephila clavipes Miagrammopes sp. Oxyopidae Uloborus sp. Hamataliwa sp. Pisauridae Acari: Order Trombidiformes Thaumasia argenteonotata Trombidiidae 2 Araneae Anyphaenidae 1 2 Patrera sp. Patrera sp. feeding Araneidae 1 Acacesia tenella 2 2A 3 Alpaida bicornuta with egg sac Alpaida bicornuta with web Alpaida championi 3 Back to Contents Page 4 5 5A Argiope argentata Argiope sp. Argiope sp. 6 6A Argiope submaronica Juvenile Argiope submaronica 7 7A 7B Bertrana rufostriata Bertrana rufostriata Bertrana rufostriata 8 8A 8B Cyclosa sp. feeding Cyclosa sp. Cyclosa sp. with parasitic wasp larva attached 4 Back to Contents Page 9 9A 9B Eriophora fuliginea Eriophora fuliginea feeding on Eriophora fuliginea female (below) Bioluminescent Click Beetle, and male (above right) Pyrophora sp. 10B 10 10A Eriophora nephiloides Eriophora nephiloides Eriophora nephiloides 11 11A 11B Eriophora ravilla Eriophora ravilla Eriophora ravilla 12A 12B 12 - Eustala aff. fuscovittata Eustala aff. fuscovittata Eustala aff. fuscovittata 5 Back to Contents Page 13 13A 13B Eustala sp. Eustala sp. Eustala sp. with web 14 14A 14B Eustala sp. Eustala sp. Eustala sp. 15 15A 15B Gasteracantha cancriformis Gasteracantha cancriformis Gasteracantha cancriformis 16 16A 16B Kapogea sellata Kapogea sellata Kapogea sellata ***Mastophora alvareztoroi is a new record for Central America*** 6 Back to Contents Page 17 17A 17B Mastophora alvareztoroi hunting with Mastophora alvareztoroi Mastophora alvareztoroi hunting bola with bola 18 19 19A Micrathena brevipes Micrathena cf. duodecimspinosa Micrathena cf. duodecimspinosa 20 20A 20B Micrathena furcula (yellow morph) Micrathena furcula (orange morph) Micrathena furcula (orange morph) female spinning egg sac female spinning egg sac female spinning egg sac 21 21A 21B Micrathena horrida female Micrathena horrida male Micrathena horrida female 7 Back to Contents Page 21C 21D 21E Micrathena horrida female Micrathena horrida female Micrathena horrida female 22 22A 22B Micrathena cf. mitrata female Micrathena cf. mitrata Micrathena cf. mitrata spinning egg sac 23 23A 23B Micrathena aff. sexspinosa Micrathena aff. sexspinosa Micrathena aff. sexspinosa juvenile 24 Micrathena zilchi 8 Back to Contents Page 24 24A Scoloderus cordatus Scoloderus cordatus 24B Scoloderus cordatus 25 25A 25B Verrucosa arenata Verrucosa arenata female with egg sac Verrucosa arenata with egg sac 26 26A 26B Witica crassicaudus Witica crassicaudus Witica crassicaudus Corinnidae 1 2 3 9 Back to Contents Page Family Corinnidae Family Corinnidae Family Corinnidae 4 4A 4B Myrmecotypus sp. Myrmecotypus sp. mating pair Myrmecotypus sp. female spinning egg sac Ctenidae 1 1A 1B Family Ctenidae Family Ctenidae Family Ctenidae 2 2A 2B Ancylometes bogotensis male Ancylometes bogotensis female Ancylometes bogotensis female 10 Back to Contents Page 3 3A 4 Kiekie sp. Kiekie sp. Kiekie sp. feeding on Scorpion, Tityus sp. 4A 4B 4C Kiekie sp. feeding on Pygmy Rain Frog, Kiekie sp. Kiekie sp. feeding on Kiekie sp. Pristimantis ridens 5 5A 5B Phoneutria depilata male Phoneutria depilata male Phoneutria depilata female ***Formerly P. boliviensis*** 5C D 5E Phoneutria depilata female Phoneutria depilata feeding on Giant Phoneutria depilata female Marine Toad (Rhinella horribilis) 11 Back to Contents Page Ctenizidae 1 1A 1B Ummidia sp. female Ummidia sp. female Ummidia sp. female at door opening 1C 1D 1E Ummidia sp. male Ummidia sp. male Ummidia sp. male Deinopidae 1 1A 1B Deinopis longipes subadult male feeding Deinopis longipes female with eggs Deinopis longipes 12 Back to Contents Page Hersilida 1 2 Neotama mexicana Neotama sp. Lycosidae 1 1A 1B Pardosa sp. female with offspring on Pardosa sp. frontal view Pardosa sp. with offspring her back Mimetidae 1 1A 1B Gelanor cf. zonatus Gelanor cf. zonatus Gelanor cf. zonatus 13 Back to Contents Page 2 2A 2B Mimetus sp. Mimetus sp. at its retreat Mimetus sp. Nephilidae 1 1A 1B Nephila clavipes female Nephila clavipes female Nephila clavipes female with kleptoparasitic flies possibly in the Chloropidae family Oxyopidae 1 1A 1B Hamataliwa sp. Hamataliwa sp. Hamataliwa sp. 14 Back to Contents Page Pholcidae 1B 1 1A Metagonia osa male feeding Metagonia osa female Metagonia osa female 1D Metagonia osa male and female 1C Metagonia osa mating Pisauridae 1 1A 1B Thaumasia argenteonotata Thaumasia argenteonotata Thaumasia argenteonotata 15 Back to Contents Page Salticidae 1 1A 2 Family Salticidae Family Salticidae (frontal view of 1) Family Salticidae 3 3A 4 Family Salticidae feeding on a fly Family Salticidae feeding on a fly Family Salticidae 5 5A 5B Beata sp. Beata sp. Beata sp. 6 7 7A Colonus sylvanus male Corythalia voluta Corythalia voluta 16 Back to Contents Page 8 9 9A Corythalia sp. Corythalia sp. Corythalia sp. 10 10A 10B Hypaeus sp. Hypaeus sp. Hypaeus sp. feedin on an insect 11 11A 11B Itata sp. Itata sp. Itata sp. 12 13 13A Lyssomanes sp. Lyssomanes sp. Lyssomanes sp. with eggs 17 Back to Contents Page 14 14A 15 Messua sp. Messua sp. feeding Messua sp. 16 16A 16B Myrmarachne sp. Myrmarachne sp. Myrmarachne sp. 17 17A 17B Phiale mimica Phiale mimica Phiale mimica 17C 17D 17E Phiale mimica Phiale mimica Phiale mimica Phiale mimica is a new record for Costa Rica. It is a polymorphic species as per Galiano, 1981 (Revision del genero Phiale C. L. Koch, 1846 (Araneae, Salticidae) III. Las especies polimorficas del grupo mimica. Journal of Arachnology 9: 61-85). Coloration is highly variable. 18 Back to Contents Page Scytodidae 1 1A 1B Scytodes sp. Scytodes sp. Scytodes sp. feeding 1C 1D Scytodes sp. feeding Scytodes sp. female with egg sac Selenopidae 1 Selenops sp. Senoculidae 1 Senoculus sp. 1A Senoculus sp. 1B Senoculus sp. 19 Back to Contents Page 2 Senoculus zeteki 2A Senoculus zeteki female with egg sac Sparassidae 1A Family Sparassidae 1A Family Sparassidae 1B Family Sparassidae 2A Family Sparassidae 3 Family Sparassidae Female spider with 2 Family Sparassidae spiderlings 20 Back to Contents Page 3 Family Sparassidae 3A Family Sparassidae 4 Family Sparassidae 4A Family Sparassidae 4B Family Sparassidae (upper view) 5 Family Sparassidae 5A Family Sparassidae 5B Family Sparassidae 6 Prusia aff. semotus 6A Prusia aff. semotus 6B Prusia aff. semotus *** Prusia aff. semotus is a new record for Costa Rica*** 5E Family 21 Back to Contents Page Synotaxidae 1 1A 1B Synotaxus sp. male Synotaxus sp. male Synotaxus sp. female Tetragnathidae 1 1A Family Tetragnathidae Family Tetragnathidae 2A 2 2B Family Tetragnathidae Family Tetragnathidae Family Tetragnathidae with eggs 3 4 5 Leucauge sp. Leucauge sp. Leucauge sp. 22 Back to Contents Page Theraphosidae 1 1A 1B Lasiodora sp. female Lasiodora sp. female Lasiodora sp. male 2 2A 2B Neischnocolus cf. panamanus female Neischnocolus cf. panamanus female Neischnocolus cf. panamanus female 2C 2D 2E Neischnocolus cf. panamanus male Neischnocolus cf. panamanus male Neischnocolus cf. panamanus male 2F Neischnocolus cf. panamanus view of iridescent tarsus 23 Back to Contents Page 3 3A Psalmopoeus reduncus female Psalmopoeus reduncus male Theridiidae 1 Family Theridiidae 2 2A 2B Ariamnes sp. Ariamnes sp. female with egg sac Ariamnes sp.
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