Distribution Records
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Adult phenology:
High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
Piedmont (Pd)
Coastal Plain (CP)
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Previously Ozyptila floridana |
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Male—Total length approximately 2 .5 mm. Carapace 1 .43 to 1 .49 mm wide (mean of
three specimens 1 .46 mm). Median ocular quadrangle slightly longer than wide or equa l
in length and width, slightly wider in front than behind. Carapace dark red-brown, with
yellow eye tubercles and yellow streaks in pale median area ; lateral areas with small t o
large red spots along side margins, and each lateral area broadly or narrowly divided b y
irregular, longitudinal band that lies close to pale median area ; with clavate setae, thos e
on front longest. Sternum yellow, speckled with red-brown or black . Legs red-brown t o
orange-brown, the femora, patellae, and tibiae spotted with black and off-white ; coxae
with one or more small black spots; femur I with four prolateral macrosetae, one or n o
dorsal; tibia I with three pairs of ventral macrosetae (one pair terminal, sometimes reduced), one short dorsal; basitarsus I with three pairs of ventral macrosetae, one prolateral, one retrolateral. Abdomen widest behind middle ; dorsum red-brown, irregularly
spotted with off-white and black ; venter red or yell,bw, with thin, transverse black lines .
Tibia of palpus with hooked ventral apophysis and with lobe at base of retrolatera l
apophysis (Figs. 3, 6). Tegulum without apophys'es; basal tegular ridge rather broad ,
raised on one margin and forming cup-like depression at centre of tegulum. Embolus
broad and thin, truncate at tip .
Female—Total length approximately 3 mm . Carapace 1 .34 to 2 .05 mm wide (mean of
seven specimens 1 .63 mm). Median ocular quadrangle as in male. Coloration and macrosetation as in male .
Epigynum with small hood remote from copulatory openings ; openings nearly surrounded by slend |
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Female: ~3mm, Male: ~2.5 |
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| adult_id | 1 identifiable by photo 2 identifiable by photo of specific features and/or supplementary info 3 identifiable from specimen only |
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Southeastern United States. FL, SC, TN, NC. |
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>=4,000 ft. | |
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<4,000 ft. | |
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Coastal Plain | |
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Photo Gallery for Modysticus floridanus a crab spider |
 | Recorded by: Carol Tingley
New Hanover Co.
Comment: |  | Recorded by: Carol Tingley
New Hanover Co.
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