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Pholcus opilionoides - female
Copyright © 2013 Chad Heins

Pholcus opilionoides - Female
Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, USA
April 30, 2013
Size: 4.5mm
Found behind bark in deciduous woodland.

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Contributed by Chad Heins on 1 May, 2013 - 2:35pm
Last updated 28 July, 2014 - 12:01pm

Congratulations on ...
the new species, nice one!
… Laura P., 12 June, 2014 - 2:21pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Pholcus. Identification as P. opilionoides confirmed by Bernhard Huber.
… Chad Heins, 12 June, 2014 - 1:01pm login or register to post comments

dorsal view of epigynum?
Hi Chad,

Do you have Huber 2011? He has excellent and very detailed drawings.

Interesting find. See my comments here: http://bugguide.net/node/view/736559


Kevin
… Kevin Pfeiffer, 9 July, 2013 - 1:20am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Longbodied Cellar Spider.
… Chad Heins, 18 June, 2013 - 1:35pm login or register to post comments

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