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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Liocranid Sac Spiders (Liocranidae) » Agroeca
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Spider - Agroeca
Copyright © 2013 Tom Klein

Spider - Agroeca
Pheasant Branch Conservancy, Middleton, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
March 26, 2013
Found in a wetland.
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Contributed by Tom Klein on 28 March, 2013 - 9:21am
Last updated 9 April, 2013 - 8:20am

Moved
Moved from Spiders. I think this is likely correct. However, it would be nice if you could find another and take some ventral shots so we know the spider is mature. I can not tell the difference between A. ornata and A. pratensis at this point.
… Lynette Elliott, 9 April, 2013 - 8:20am login or register to post comments

Phrurotimpus?
The carapace reminds me of one I recently found:

Most of them have distinct markings on the legs but there's at least one filed under the genus that doesn't seem to:

Just a guess, wait to see what the others think.
… Laura P., 28 March, 2013 - 3:12pm login or register to post comments

 
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Might also be one of the Liocranids? According to the Spiders of Wisconsin there are a couple of Agroeca species there. Not sure.
… Kyron Basu, 30 March, 2013 - 2:05pm login or register to post comments

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