Yes, Kukulcania hibernalis. Loxosceles have 3 dyads of eyes as do other sicariid spiders plus scytodid (spitting) spiders. The violin mark on recluse spiders is not always distinctive. [https://i.imgur.com/D4V5Jbu.jpeg]
Louis N. Sorkin, B.C.E. (Retired) Entomologist, Arachnologist, Myriapodologist Forensic Entomology Studies Insect Cuisine & Entomophagy Research [cid:0bc66b94-49e5-4814-b033-a350fdfce244] Visiting Scientist | Division of Invertebrate Zoology Central Park West at 79th Street | New York, New York 10024-5192 email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> 212-769-5613 voice | 212-769-5277 fax | 917-953-0094 pager-voicemail-text https://criticalmessaging.net/ https://www.amnh.org/research/invertebrate-zoology/staff/collections-staff/louis-n.-sorkin https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Louis_Sorkin [cid:ad6e4fb9-e312-4e39-a079-13dbfd2a1aa6] The New York Entomological Society, Inc. Treasurer & Monthly Meeting Organizer www.nyentsoc.org<http://www.nyentsoc.org/> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [cid:920b60f2-0f57-4fc9-9c1c-bdb5c89b90df] ________________________________ From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Jill Gordon <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 23, 2025 10:48 AM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Cc: 'Helen Barnes' via MuseumPests <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [PestList] Mystery Spider EXTERNAL SENDER I would say this is southern house spider… I do not see the “violin” shape on cephalothorax. The best way to tell if it’s a recluse (besides the violin which can be tough to see if it’s been on a glue trap and faded…) is to look at the eyes - Brown house spider (like most spiders) has 8 in a tight cluster. Reclusa has 6 eyes in a U shaped pattern Dr. Jill Gordon Mantis Consulting On Jun 23, 2025, at 9:09 AM, 'Babanovski, Boyana' via MuseumPests <[email protected]> wrote: Hello, We found a spider in one of our sticky traps. It spans about 35mm in total on the trap and with a 12mm body. It seems to be a southern house spider, but I would appreciate confirmation on this identification and to rule out the thought that it may be a brown recluse. Thank you, Boyana Babanovski (She/Her/Hers) Conservation Technician Division of Archives and Records NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources<https://www.dncr.nc.gov/> Office: 919-814-6867 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> dncr.nc.gov<http://www.dncr.nc.gov/> <image001.jpg> State Archives of North Carolina 109 E Jones St. Raleigh, NC 27601 Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. ________________________________ Email correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties by an authorized state official. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/SA0PR09MB642594F1767DFE9681FE1E54A079A%40SA0PR09MB6425.namprd09.prod.outlook.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/SA0PR09MB642594F1767DFE9681FE1E54A079A%40SA0PR09MB6425.namprd09.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. <Lab Spider_Side.JPG> <Lab Spider_Back.JPG> <Lab Spider_Mag Back.JPG> <Lab Spider_Mag Front.JPG> <Lab Spider_Eye Arrangement.JPG> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/C1E2A112-9C8E-401D-A1B6-21EE3B652693%40gmail.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/C1E2A112-9C8E-401D-A1B6-21EE3B652693%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/IA1PR14MB5562888E8906B8C0C0BF2358A679A%40IA1PR14MB5562.namprd14.prod.outlook.com.
