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Species Araneus montereyensis

Spider with a V pattern on Abdomen - Araneus montereyensis Mrs V stares back - Araneus montereyensis Araneus montereyensis? - Araneus montereyensis - female Araneus montereyensis? - Araneus montereyensis - male Araneus montereyensis - female unknown Araneus - Araneus montereyensis Araneus montereyensis - female Spider - Araneus montereyensis
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)
No Taxon (Entelegynae)
Family Araneidae (Orb Weavers)
Genus Araneus
Species montereyensis (Araneus montereyensis)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
See the World Spider Catalog.
Identification
Most likely confused with A. bispinosus. For females - A. montereyensis should have a dark carapace to the thoracic depression. Also A. montereyensis has anterior median eyes closer together(1.5 diameters apart). A. bispinosus anterior median eyes are three diameters apart.

Palp

Epigynum
Range
British Columbia south to California (1)
Remarks
Page creation based on the identification of these images by Dr. Lenny Vincent.
Internet References
Works Cited
1.The Orb-weaving Spiders of Canada and Alaska - The Insects and Arachnids of Canada Part 23
Dondale, C.D., J.H. Redner, P, Paquin and H.W. Levi. 2003. NRC Research Press.
Contributed by Harsi S. Parker on 24 June, 2009 - 2:01pm
Additional contributions by Lynette Elliott, cheins, Laura P.
Last updated 14 January, 2023 - 5:36pm

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