Kukulcania hurca

Actually shes much more palli

Actually shes much more pallid.. That shot just made her look kinda yellowish

Shes actually more of a pale light cream.

Ill take another pic of her in a bit.

I also found a mature male a few nights ago, but unfortunately i lost him when i shined my 200 lumen flashlight in my face on accident allowing him to escape..

Measurement is body length. She produced an egg sac.

… Marcus bullock, 14 July, 2015 - 11:27pm

Very nice addition ...

hopefully another male will turn up.

… Laura P., 15 July, 2015 - 8:17pm

Did you include ...

the palps or legs in the measurement? At first I thought this must be K. hurca ... the palps, eyes, location, yellow and gray ... reading the description closer though some bits are off. This species is supposed to be close to K. geophila but with longer legs ... the legs on yours look relatively short so I thought it was maybe a juvenile but the measurement you gave suggests otherwise ... the description also mentions distinct longitudinal stripes on the legs. I'll see if I can get another opinion.

… Laura P., 14 July, 2015 - 8:27pm

I asked R.J. Adams ...

to take a look. He agrees that colors, structure, and habitat all appeared correct for K. hurca and that's it's an excellent find....

see response over here:

As yet I don't see anything else it could be so K. hurca still looks to be the best fit. :)

… Laura P., 14 July, 2015 - 11:24pm

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… Laura P., 14 July, 2015 - 6:18pm

Nice one!!

Where did you find the range? The holotype in Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 is listed as being from Utah.

… Laura P., 14 July, 2015 - 6:14pm

Field guide to the spiders of

Field guide to the spiders of california and the pacific coast states

Richard adams 2014

… Marcus bullock, 14 July, 2015 - 6:30pm

I have that book and checked it ...

I think it may just be referring to the range in pacific coast states but does not include it's full range in the US. I didn't see the part you added about the range in Mexico, was that in there too ... ? Just trying to figure out how I should fill out the info page.

… Laura P., 14 July, 2015 - 6:37pm

Oh the part about los algodon

Oh the part about los algodones isnt in the book.

The dune system known now as the imperial sand dunes were bigger before agricultural areas were built along the mexico border, the portion extending into mexico is now largely gone, the remnant in mexico being the Reserva de la Biosfera El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar.

Assuming the holotype is valid, youre right. Ill go ahead and edit that.

… Marcus bullock, 14 July, 2015 - 6:50pm

OK, thanks ..

for the info.

… Laura P., 14 July, 2015 - 7:35pm