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Topic: New jumping spider

Hi can we add Philaeus chrysops (Poda, 1761) to the checklist of British Spiders please.  We have just had a record of it confirmed for Devon

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Ellie

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Re: New jumping spider

Hi Ellie,

That should be no problem - I will attend to it :)  Could you just tell me where it should slot into the Salticidae? I notice that Salticidae are not listed alphabetically in the checklist so I am assuming that the genus Philaeus should be inserted at a specific position.

Many thanks, Chris R.

Chris Raper, Manager of the UK Species Inventory, Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity,
Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD.  (tel: 020 7942 5894)
also Tachinid Recording Scheme (http://tachinidae.org.uk/)

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Re: New jumping spider

Hi Chris

I don't know where Philaeus should go in the list - everything I can find lists the genera in alphabetic order

Sorry
Ellie

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Re: New jumping spider

No problem - I will work it out :)

Chris Raper, Manager of the UK Species Inventory, Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity,
Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD.  (tel: 020 7942 5894)
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Re: New jumping spider

Hi Ellie

Out of interest, would you be able to email me the details of this record and who confirmed it? (c.raper@nhm.ac.uk)  The checklist controller would like to have some more information, if that's ok?

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Chris R.

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Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD.  (tel: 020 7942 5894)
also Tachinid Recording Scheme (http://tachinidae.org.uk/)

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Re: New jumping spider

Just a quick follow-up ... this species has now been added to the List of Additional Names because it is a regularly imported non-native. The details are as follows:

Philaeus Thorell, 1869                 TVK=NHMSYS0020973779
Philaeus chrysops (Poda, 1761)  TVK=NHMSYS0020973773

Chris Raper, Manager of the UK Species Inventory, Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity,
Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD.  (tel: 020 7942 5894)
also Tachinid Recording Scheme (http://tachinidae.org.uk/)