Neoscona subfusca (C. L. Koch, 1837)
Description
Prosoma yellow to brown, covered with white hairs. Sternum light in the middle and darker along margins. Chelicerae with 3-4 denticles on promargin and 3 denticles on retromargin. Legs dark brown with light annulations. Opisthosoma: dorsum light, with folium-like pattern (variable), venter black, bordered with white and 2 white spots close to the spinnerets.
Body length male: 4.1-6.2 mmBody length female: 5.4-11.2 mm
Additional information
In citrus groves
Frequency: Widely distributed
Distribution
Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Pesarini unpubl.)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Levy 1998a)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Levy 1998a)
Tibia II
(Levy 1998a)
Epigyne, lateral view
(Levy 1998a)
Epigyne, lateral view
(Levy 1998a)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Levy 1998a)
Epigyne, posterior view
(Levy 1998a)
Epigyne, variation, ventral view
(Levy 1998a)
Epigyne, variation, posterior view
(Levy 1998a)
Epigyne, variation, posterior view
(Levy 1998a)
Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Levy 1998a)
Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Levy 1998a)
References
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Pesarini C (unpubl.)
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