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Species Metaltella simoni

Metaltella simoni on doorstep - Metaltella simoni - male

what kind of spider? - Metaltella simoni - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Order Araneae (Spiders)

Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)

No Taxon (Entelegynae)

Family Desidae

Genus Metaltella

Species simoni (Metaltella simoni)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

See the World Spider Catalog.

Explanation of Names

Author: Keyserling. Year first published: 1878.

Size

6-10 mm.

Identification

Closely resembles some Amaurobiidae. Look for the orange carapace with dorsal groove & robust chelicerae.

Female

Male

Female & Egg Sac

Juvenile

Range

Long established in the Gulf States from Florida - Texas. More recently established in southern California and North Carolina. It was also collected in a greenhouse in Alberta. (1)

Remarks

Recently introduced to Florida (1944). Originally from Argentina and neighboring countries.

Internet References

Florida university

Works Cited

1.	Spiders of North America: An Identification Manual D. Ubick, P. Paquin, P.E. Cushing and V. Roth (eds). 2005. American Arachnological Society.

Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 1 May, 2006 - 1:25pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Lynette Elliott, cheins
Last updated 14 July, 2015 - 8:26am

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