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Species Metaltella simoni

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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.
See Also
Family Amaurobiidae - Hacklemesh Weavers
Family Cybaeidae
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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