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Species Emblyna cruciata

KY spider 02 - Emblyna cruciata - male KY spider 15 - Emblyna cruciata - male Face (BG:523240) - Emblyna cruciata - male
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)
No Taxon (Entelegynae)
Family Dictynidae (Mesh Web Weavers)
Genus Emblyna
Species cruciata (Emblyna cruciata)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Explanation of Names
Author of the name: Emerton. Year first published: 1888.
Size
Males smaller than females: 1.7-2.0mm (1)
Females: 1.6-2.2mm(2)
Males: 1.5-1.7mm(2)
Identification
Palp
Range
New England west to Iowa and south to Texas and Florida (1)
Season
Kaston indicates mature specimens in June in Connectictut. (2)
Works Cited
1.The Spider Family Dictynidae in American North of Mexico
R.V. Chamberlin and W.J. Gertsch. 1958. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History; Vol. 116 : Article 1.
2.Spiders of Connecticut
Kaston, B. J. 1948. Bulletin of the Connecticut State Geological and Natural History Survey 70: 1-874.