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Species Mimetus puritanus

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)
No Taxon (Entelegynae)
Family Mimetidae (Pirate spiders)
Genus Mimetus
Species puritanus (Mimetus puritanus)
Explanation of Names
Author of the name: Chamberlin. Year first published: 1923.
Size
Females are around 5 mm, males are around 4 mm.(1)
Identification
While many of the markings are variable, a double V-shaped mark on the white cephalothorax is distinctive.(1)
Remarks
This species is the most common species in the family.(1)
Internet References
~ NC State Park System - Comparisom image.
~ www.tamiu.edu - Comparison image. (PDF)
~ spiders.entomology.wisc.edu - Comparison image.
Works Cited
1.Spiders of the Eastern US, A Photographic Guide
W. Mike Howell and Ronald L. Jenkins. 2004. pearson education.