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S. grossa - Steatoda grossa - male

S. grossa - Steatoda grossa - Male
Redwood City, San Mateo County, California, USA
July 1, 2010
Size: 6 mm
Preserved spider under alcohol. This individual has a short, white, median mark contiguous with the inverted U shape on the front of the dorsal abdomen. The markings on the abdomen in this species seem quite variable. Species confirmed by matching palp to previous specimens and Levi 1957b.

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S. grossa - Steatoda grossa - male S. grossa - Steatoda grossa - male