Arachnids of North Carolina
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Nodocion floridanus (Banks, 1896) - a ground spider


Nodocion floridanus
Taxonomy
Order: ARANEAESuborder: OpisthothelaeInfraorder: ARANEOMORPHAEFamily: GNAPHOSIDAESynonym: Liodrassus deceptus Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936 Liodrassus floridicolens Chamberlin, 1936 Nodocion melanie Levi, 1951 Prosthesima floridana Banks, 1896                                                                                 
Identification
Online Description/Photos: BugGuide Google, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, GBIF
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Distribution in North Carolina
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Nodocion floridanus
Adult phenology:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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 Photo Gallery for Nodocion floridanus - a ground spider

Photos: 2

Recorded by: Donald Zepp on 2022-05-22
Pamlico Co.
Comment: Palpal detail in "Structural photos,"above
Recorded by: Donald Zepp on 2022-05-22
Pamlico Co.
Comment: The orange brown abdominal scutellum noted by Levi is obvious in this postmortem photo.