Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Size
6-14 mm (female), 5-9 mm (male)
(1)Identification
Adult Female
Male
Palp
Epigynum
The
Genus Larinioides page describes how to differentiate species of this genus.
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Best matches to drawings in The Insects and Arachnids of Canada Part 23:
Carapace dark orange-red. Legs yellowish to orange with tips of segments dark; tibia II with 2 rows of short stout macrosetae on prolateral surface.
(2)Range
Alaska to Newfoundland, south to California, Florida and Panama.
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AB, AK, AL, AR, BC, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MB, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NB, NC, NE, NF, NJ, NH, NM, NS, NT, NY, OH, OK, ON, OR, PA, PE, PQ, RI, SC, SK, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, YT
Remarks
This species is listed as
Nuctenea cornuta in older guides.
(1)Print References
Howell, pp. 170-171, fig. 96
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