Species Agelenopsis potteri

Classification · Identification · Remarks · See Also · Print References · Works Cited

grass spider mating-1 - Agelenopsis potteri - male

grass spider mating-1 - Agelenopsis potteri - male - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Order Araneae (Spiders)

Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)

No Taxon (Entelegynes)

Family Agelenidae (Funnel-Web Spiders)

Genus Agelenopsis (Grass Spiders)

Species potteri (Agelenopsis potteri)

Identification

Hooked tip of embolus on the pedipalp:

Remarks

A side (lateral) view of the spider's head provides the best look at the distinctive hooked embolus. When photographing an unidentified grass spider, try to get a close-up shot from this angle.

See Also

Other Agelenopsis species.

Print References

need titles and more dates for these

Paquin & Dupérré(1)

Kaston (1948/1981)(2)

Works Cited

1.	Guide d'identification des Araignées (Araneae) du Québec By P. Paquin and N.Dupérré

2.	Spiders Of Connecticut By Benjamin Julian Kaston

Contributed by Abigail M. Parker on 19 September, 2009 - 12:27pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2009 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version