Arachnids of North Carolina
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Anyphaena pectorosa - a ghost spider

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Taxonomy
Order: ARANEAEInfraorder: AraneomorphaeFamily: Anyphaenidae                                                                                 
Comments: Anyphaena pectorosa L.Koch, 1886 has also been named A. calcarata and Gayenna p.
Identification
Online Description/Photos: BugGuide Google, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, GBIFTechnical Description: Platnick, N. I. (1974). The spider family Anyphaenidae in America north of Mexico. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 146: 205-266
Comments: Tan, with dark chelicerae. Cephalothorax has dark stripes and two longitudinal, lines. The dorsum of the abdomen has scattered spots with two anterior lines. Legs are banded.
Total Length: Females 5-5.5mm, males 4.7-5mm
Structural photos
Anyphaena pectorosa
Right palp, ventral aspect.
Distribution in North Carolina
Comments: Eastern US to MO and TX.
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Anyphaena pectorosa
Adult phenology:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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