Eris flava (Peckham & Peckham, 1888)
For over half a century two species Eris militaris and E. flava were incorrectly lumped together under the name E. marginata. The proper designations and distinguishing features were clarified by Maddison (1986). The composite illustration at right illustrate how E. flava (top right) typically shows a line of white scales crossing the facial margin and E. militaris (bottom right) has few or no white facial scales. The initial flawed synonomy resulted in both confusion and mistaken identifications and thus many historical citations cannot be evaluated. Compare video here with E. militaris.
Massachusetts – First State & County Records, References
- ♦ W. Maddison – E.f. – Massachusetts (cedar swamp), – Maddison, 1986: 148
- ♦ T. Murray – E.f. – Worcester (Harvard) – May 2004 – PBase
- ♦ T. Palmer – E.f. – Norfolk (Dedham) – April 2012 – BugGuide, 630431
- ♦ Connecticut – See references below.
- *Above records in or after Maddison’s 1986 publication.
- Maddison, W. P. 1986. Distinguishing the jumping spiders Eris militaris and Eris flava in North America (Araneae: Salticidae). Psyche 93: 141-149;
