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Spider 2 - Steatoda variata

Black Point, Southwestern experimental garden array site, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
July 7, 2014

Pit trapped in desert grassland on the Colorado Plateau NE of Flagstaff.

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Spider 2 - Steatoda variata

Spider 2 - Steatoda variata

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Contributed by Derek Uhey on 18 December, 2014 - 12:12pm
Last updated 20 December, 2014 - 8:59am

Moved tentatively

Moved from Spiders. Pattern and range match. However, it would be nice if you could get a local expert to confirm the ID so we could make this a voucher image.

… Lynette Elliott, 20 December, 2014 - 8:59am

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The male ...

turned out to be Asagena fulva. That could be a possibility for this one too, I can't tell for sure given the condition it's in.

… Laura P., 20 December, 2014 - 10:08pm

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I hope not

I've seen A. fulva and we have that species marked as having a "stable pattern" so if this pattern above is for A. fulva then that will throw out the "stable pattern" idea.

… Lynette Elliott, 24 December, 2014 - 10:06am

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Steatoda variata ...

might be a possibility, similar but not a spot on match to diagram 38 in Gertsch, 1968(1). Maybe it looks different because of the condition it's in or maybe it's something else.

… Laura P., 19 December, 2014 - 5:10pm

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Thank you Laura!

would any further photos help?

… Derek Uhey, 20 December, 2014 - 12:55am

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The easiest shot to get

that might help would be a close up of the underside and sides of a palp on this one:

If you can get a clear shot of the epigynum that might help too, or like Lynette said if you could have it looked at by a local expert that would probably be best.

… Laura P., 20 December, 2014 - 10:58am

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thank you both

I'm pursuing a local expert at the moment, hopefully she can confirm the ID.

… Derek Uhey, 20 December, 2014 - 4:56pm

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Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… Laura P., 19 December, 2014 - 4:58pm

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