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Scotinella pugnata--voucher image - Scotinella pugnata - female
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Scotinella pugnata--voucher image - Scotinella pugnata - Female
Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area-North Star Unit, Nicollet County, Minnesota, USA
June 6, 2022
Found while sifting through some Cottonwood leaf litter. I had difficulties finding a match or even keying this individual out with SONA, assuming it was a Linyphiid. Note the proximal apophysis on the palpal femur and prominent tibial apophysis. The distal apophysis is more slender and longer than in S. minnetonka. Keyed out with Dondale & Redner, 1982.

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Contributed by Chad Heins on 8 June, 2022 - 1:02pm
Last updated 8 June, 2022 - 4:18pm

Moved
Moved from Dwarf Spiders.
… Chad Heins, 8 June, 2022 - 4:04pm

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