Enoplognatha
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E. maricopa |
Spiders in the genus Enoplognatha are, for theridiids, medium to large sized. Like Steatoda, they have a large colulus and a subspherical abdomen. Males usually have enlarged chelicerae.
They can be found almost everywhere on earth.
E. maricopa is largely red-brown, with a mottled purplish abdomen. They reach a length of 3.4mm in males, and 2.9mm in females. Female E. peruviana reach about 6.5mm, female E. zapfei even 9.2mm.
[edit] References
Levi, H.W. (1962). The Spider Genera Steatoda and Enoplognatha in America (Araneae, Theridiidae). Psyche 69:11-36. PDF (Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 license) (with key to American species)
