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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Larinia
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Orb Weaver - Larinia
Copyright © 2012 Jason R Eckberg

Orb Weaver - Larinia
Las Vegas Wash within the Clark County Wetlands Park, Clark County, Nevada, USA
March 29, 2012

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Contributed by Jason R Eckberg on 29 March, 2012 - 3:30pm
Last updated 24 July, 2012 - 9:43am

Spots
Well, L. directa also mentions a pattern that has leg spots. Range on this specimen suggests borealis or famulatoria, however the only species I've seen look like this is directa.

Any chance you can provide a close-up of the epigyne? Do you have any dorsal shots with the legs stretched out? The tibia length can help determine ID.
… Lynette Elliott, 20 January, 2013 - 9:02am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Spiders. I am hoping this is our first Larinia famulatoria. However, the drawing doesn't match Levi, 1975. I don't think it matches any of the drawings in Levi 1975 to be honest. This specimen has a pointed abdomen (anterior) and Levi doesn't show a pointed abdomen on his L. borealis. The ventral view doesn't really appear to match any of the three species. Maybe it's still a juvenile?

L. famulatoria description does mention that the femora often have a line of black dots on venter of femora. He doesn't mention these spots for either of the other species.
… Lynette Elliott, 1 April, 2012 - 10:08am login or register to post comments

 
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So you can see, Jason, why I am hoping you have or will collect a couple of these for us! I tend to think it is mature, but that (immature) would be a good explanation for our confusion. :-)
… Kevin Pfeiffer, 1 April, 2012 - 10:38am login or register to post comments

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I think this is L. borealis (see Levi 1975), but it would be nice to get a closer look.
… Kevin Pfeiffer, 30 March, 2012 - 4:00am login or register to post comments

Maybe one of the Larinia
… john and jane balaban, 29 March, 2012 - 4:07pm login or register to post comments

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