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Species Kukulcania hibernalis - Southern House Spider

brown recluse? - Kukulcania hibernalis - female

Large black and gray spider in a funnel shaped web. - Kukulcania hibernalis - female

Male Southern House Spider - Kukulcania hibernalis - male

Southern House Spiderling - Kukulcania hibernalis

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Order Araneae (Spiders)

Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)

Family Filistatidae

Genus Kukulcania

Species hibernalis (Southern House Spider)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

See the World Spider Catalog.

Identification

Voucher male & female:

Textbook male & female:

Remarks

Females are frequently mistaken for small tarantulas or trapdoor spiders. Males are often mistaken for recluse spiders (Loxosceles). This is a totally harmless species that builds "messy" webs emanating from crevices, often on the outside of homes.

Contributed by Ethan Friedman on 1 August, 2005 - 5:23am
Additional contributions by Bug Eric, Jeff Hollenbeck, cheins, Chuck Entz, kschnei, Mandy Howe
Last updated 6 August, 2016 - 4:58am

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