Kukulcania male, Ali H., PhD
Lubbock TX
The
photo on the right was taken by Dr.
Ali H., in Lubbock, TX, on 101408. The spider was brought to his office
by a friend who worried it might be a brown recluse. After taking a
number of photos under the microscope, Dr. H. sent them to me for
identification. The gross features of the carapace, and the arrangement
of the eyes, suggested that this was a Filistatid--and assured that it
was not a recluse spider (Loxoscelidae). In
a hasty reply to Dr. H., to allay his friend's concerns, I suggested it
might be a southern house spider (Filistatidae: Kukulcania
hibernalis). Later, on examining the photos again, I realizated
that, while most likely a Kukulcania, this was clearly
not K. hibernalis. The first two
segments of the legs, where they attach to the sternum, are about the
same coloration of the remaining leg segments, while those of K.
hibernalis are so remarkably pale that they help identify that
species in the field. The body itself is a darker brown than the light
tan typical for a K. hibernalis male, but not black, as would
be expected for a female in this genus. Methinks this may be a
Kukulcania arizonica, but a closer analysis is needed to confirm.
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