Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Outage
BugGuide will be unavailable at times today as we switch over to a new 64-bit server.

Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Pack Forest
Washington State
July 10-12, 2009
Details...

Photos from the 2009 gathering
 
Photos from the 2008 gathering in Tennessee
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynes » Crab Spiders (Thomisidae) » Misumenoides » Whitebanded Crab Spider (Misumenoides formosipes)
Photo#37577
Misumenoides formosipes? - Misumenoides formosipes - female
Copyright © 2005 Don Cadle

Misumenoides formosipes? - Misumenoides formosipes - Female
Flat Island Park, Lake County, Florida, USA
November 13, 2005
Is this a correct ID? It's very similar to Photo#32351. This is a relatively large yellow crab spider with an eggsac. She's one of the largest flower crab spiders that I've ever seen.
However, she looked as though she wouldn't make it through the first strong cold front this winter.

Images of this individual: tag all
Misumenoides formosipes? - Misumenoides formosipes - female Misumenoides formosipes? - Misumenoides formosipes - female Misumenoides formosipes? - Misumenoides formosipes - female
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Don Cadle on 18 November, 2005 - 7:46pm
Last updated 23 November, 2005 - 3:02pm

I'm no expert,
but since no-one else has offered an opinion yet...
I wrote the guide page for Misumenoides formocipes, where you'll see the identifying characteristic is supposed to be a ridge below the eyes, which I think I see here.
I agree it also looks a lot like
So, I think you have the right ID.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 19 November, 2005 - 1:32pm login or register to post comments

 
Spelling?
formosipes would seem to make more sense (Latin for "beautiful feet"), but I see both that and formocipes all over the web. Is there any authoritative way to check which is correct?
… Chuck Entz, 21 November, 2005 - 7:45am login or register to post comments

 
good observation
You seem to be correct. It appears that the correct spelling would be formosipes. Each of the sites that I checked that were "official" sites do have it spelled with the "s". Thanks for the correction, Chuck.
… Don Cadle, 23 November, 2005 - 3:01pm login or register to post comments

 
Checked our agreed standard
the World Spider Catalog and it has formosipes. Will change the guide page and add the current spelling as an alternate.
… john and jane balaban, 2 December, 2005 - 9:31pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

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 © 2003-2010 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact