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Theridula emertoni

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Theridula emertoni is a species of tangle web spider commonly found in the United States and Canada.[1] Prior to its formal description in 1954, specimens of T. emertoni were often classified as T. opulenta, a species with whom its range overlaps.[2] The species can be reliably distinguished from T. opulenta by the epigyne in females or by the pedipalp in males.[2]

T. emertoni from Virginia

Adult females are between 1.7 and 2.8 mm in length. Adult males are between 1.6 and 2.3 mm in length.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Levi, Herbert W. (1966). "American Spider Genera Theridula and Paratheridula (Araneae: Theridiidae)". Psyche. 73 (2): 123–130. doi:10.1155/1966/12793.
  2. ^ a b c Levi, Herbert W. (October 1954). "The Spider Genus Theridula in North and Central America and the West Indies (Araneae: Theridiidae)". Transcriptions of American Microscopical Society. 73 (4): 331–343. doi:10.2307/3223578. JSTOR 3223578.
  3. ^ Howell, W. Mike; Ronald L. Jenkins (2004). Spiders of the Eastern United States: A Photographic Guide. Pearson Education. pp. 113–114.

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Theridula emertoni: Brief Summary

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Theridula emertoni is a species of tangle web spider commonly found in the United States and Canada. Prior to its formal description in 1954, specimens of T. emertoni were often classified as T. opulenta, a species with whom its range overlaps. The species can be reliably distinguished from T. opulenta by the epigyne in females or by the pedipalp in males.

T. emertoni from Virginia

Adult females are between 1.7 and 2.8 mm in length. Adult males are between 1.6 and 2.3 mm in length.

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