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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Male—Total length approximately 3-3 .5 mm. Carapace L59 ± 0.12 mm wide (1 9
specimens). Carapace dark red-brown with yellow eye area and V-shaped mark at dorsal
groove ; lateral areas divided by yellow longitudinal bands ; with mixture of tapered ,
untapered or clavate setae, those on front longest . Sternum yellow. Legs yellow-brown to
red-brown, with ti of femur III and patellae and tibiae III and IV nearly black ; femur I
swollen at middle on prolateral side, with two or three prolateral macrosetae, two to no
dorsals; tibia I with two pairs of ventral macrosetae, one or two short dorsals ; basitarsus I
with three pairs of ventral macrosetae, one or no prolateral, one or no retrolateral . Abdomen widest behind middle; dorsum red-brown with many small black bands or spots, se t
with numerous clavate setae ; venter off-white or yellow, with thin, transverse black lines.
Tibia of palpus with hooked ventral apophysis, intermediate apophysis closely unite d
with the base of the ventral, and finger-like retrolateral apophysis (Figs. 19, 22); with
membranous lobe between intermediate and retrolateral apophyses . Tegulum armed wit h
ridge-like tooth near centre, and with low ridge near prolaterobasal margin ; basal tegular
ridge broad, bearing one tooth. Embolus short, bent near tip .
Female—Total length approximately 3 to 4 mm. Carapace 1 .58 ± 0.08 mm wide (21specimens). Coloration and macrosetation essentially as in male . Legs sometimes with
off-white mottling .
Epigynum with short hood and shallow atrium; with oblique sclerites at copulator y
openings (Fig. 74). Spermathecae with anterior part short, posterior part bulbous (Figs .
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Male—Total length approximately 3-3 .5 mm, Female—Total length approximately 3 to 4 mm |
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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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Wisconsin to Newfoundland, south along Appalachians to NC and TN |
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Sphagnum bog, hazel swamp, old fields and pine litter. |
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