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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Jumping Spiders (Salticidae) » Metacyrba » Metacyrba floridana
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Metacyrba floridana
Copyright © 2018 Cotinis

Metacyrba floridana
Parkwood, Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
June 6, 2010
Size: 6 mm
Found on vegetation. Initially I thought this was M. taeniola, but a knowledgeable individual on iNaturalist (link) suggested this was M. floridana based on the color of the legs--no black on the legs other than the front ones--plus the shape of the abdomen. This would be a bit out of the usual stated range for M. floridana, however. Opinions? (Edit 7/25/18: Am moving to M. floridana based on these characters. Feedback appreciated, of course.)
Body length measured at just shy of 6 mm.
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Contributed by Cotinis on 22 July, 2018 - 9:14pm
Last updated 25 May, 2020 - 9:37am

M. floridana range
I found this critter wandering on the exterior wall of my house in Smithfield, NC (35.512954, -78.344520) this afternoon, so it would appear that M. floridana is--like so many other plants & animals--moving northward!
… Donald ZEPP, 23 June, 2020 - 4:22pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Metacyrba.
… Cotinis, 25 July, 2018 - 11:18am login or register to post comments

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