Zygiella minima <=

[Johan Verstraeten]

I think this is Zygiella minima but a second opinion is welcome.
Spider found in Tenerife, Icod de los Vinos. 04-03-2019




Best regards

[Raffaele Falato]

Ciao Johan,
I think rather Leviellus.

Greetings.
Raf

[Johan Verstraeten]

Hello,

I can't find any Leviellus in the lists of the Canary Islands.

Best regards

[Tobias Bauer]

I'm not sure if this is Z. minima, even if there are no other members of Zygiellinae mentioned from the Canary Islands/Tenerife. The middle part of the abdominal stripe has a very clear-cut outline, something which seems to be missing in most Z. minima (https://forum.arages.de/index.php?topic=26429.0, https://www.biolib.cz/en/image/id340715/, https://arachno.piwigo.com/picture?/26846/category/1820-zygiella_minima).

[Rainer Breitling]

I would be more optimistic: even Schmidt states (sub Zygiella canariensis) that the species is very variable in the coloration of its opisthosoma. And at least one of Pierre's specimens matches Johan's pictures quite well: https://arachno.piwigo.com/picture?/39748/category/1820-zygiella_minima , wouldn't you say?
Best wishes,
Rainer

[Tobias Bauer]

Ok, but just because of Pierre's second picture of a female which I seem to have missed, not because of Schmidt's statement.