Explanation of Names
Latin: "of dwellings", genitive plural form of domicilium- "dwelling place"
Author of the name: Hentz. Year first published: 1847.
Identification
More brightly colored than Neoscona crucifera, and with the part of the legs closest to the body bright red. Females "have a bright white or grayish yellow abdominal dorsum, with lateral wide, black stripes on each side." (Univeristy of Florida)
Range
"N. domiciliorum occurs southeast of a line drawn from Massachusetts to Indiana southwest to Texas." (UF)
domiciliorum - AL, CT, FL, GA, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, TX, VA, WV
Print References
Howell and Jenkins, pp. 193-194, fig. 113
(1)
Kaston, p. 149, fig. 374
(2)Internet References
University of Florida describes differences between N. crucifera and N. domiciliorum.
