Various authors of the descriptions by Walckenaer (1841) of two forms of Epeira benjamina from an unpublished manuscript of drawings of Georgia spiders made by John Abbot in 1792.īerman and Levi (1971), who reviewed the history of the controversy, decided to use the name N. These two species have been confused with each other, mostly due to the interpretations by In the more northern states, males may mature as early as late JuneĪnd females in July (Berman and Levi 1971), but in Florida, adults usually are not apparent until domiciliorum occurs southeast of a line drawn from Massachusetts to Southern Florida north to New England, west to Minnesota, and southwest to Arizona and central crucifera is found from Lake Okeechobee in These spiders have a wide geographic range: N. Dorsal view of female Neoscona crucifera (Lucas), an orb weaver. Bites from these spiders are not known to cause serious effects toįigure 1. Life spans, adult females can be found sitting head down in the hubs of their webs during daylight Although typically nocturnal throughout most of their These spiders areīeneficial, consuming a variety of insects. domiciliorum (Hentz 1847) are common andĬonspicuous members of the moist woodland communities in much of Florida. (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneidae) Introduction - Distribution - Systematics - Diagnosis - Habits and Habitat - Survey andĭetection - Selected References Introduction (Back to Top) Scientific name: Neoscona crucifera (Lucas 1839) and Neoscona domiciliorum (Hentz)
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