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Ctenus captiosus - female
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Ctenus captiosus - Female
Citrus County, Florida, USA
April 17, 2011
Size: 50 cent piece legspan
In trash pile.
Contributed by wolfpacksved on 23 April, 2011 - 5:24pm
Last updated 25 April, 2011 - 9:59am

Moved
Moved from ID Request. Great, thanks.
… Lynette Elliott, 25 April, 2011 - 9:59am

Ctenus captiosus
How do you know the species?
… Lynette Elliott, 24 April, 2011 - 11:22am

 
Edwards 1989, The Florida false wolf spider, Ctenus captiosus
I am going by Edwards 1989, The Florida false wolf spider, Ctenus captiosus. Unless literature has been updated, captiosus is the only species of Ctenus in FL. The spider pictured is not Anahita punctulata, a smaller species also found in FL. I think you sent me the link to this article. http://bugguide.net/node/view/474196
… wolfpacksved, 25 April, 2011 - 9:36am

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