. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology. 20 Bulletin Mitsciiiti of Conijxinitivc Zoology, Vol. 149, No. 1. Map 2. American distribution of Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus) Description. Female from Florida. Carapace yellow-brown coxered by white setae; three pairs of dark brown patches; thoracic groove also dark (Fig. 31). Che- licerae, endites, labium dark brown with distal edge of labium and endites light; sternum orange, darker in middle (Fig. 32). Coxae ventrally yellow-brown, dark brown anterior and posterior. Legs yel- low; setae black (Fig. 31). Dorsum of a
. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology. 20 Bulletin Mitsciiiti of Conijxinitivc Zoology, Vol. 149, No. 1. Map 2. American distribution of Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus) Description. Female from Florida. Carapace yellow-brown coxered by white setae; three pairs of dark brown patches; thoracic groove also dark (Fig. 31). Che- licerae, endites, labium dark brown with distal edge of labium and endites light; sternum orange, darker in middle (Fig. 32). Coxae ventrally yellow-brown, dark brown anterior and posterior. Legs yel- low; setae black (Fig. 31). Dorsum of ab- domen with a dark transverse patch an- teriorly, a light transverse mark behind, and pairs of light spots posteriorly (Fig. 31). On venter two parallel longitudinal light lines with intervening irregular white marks (bordered by dark) (Fig. 32). Indistinct white marks in a marbelized pattern on sides. Living specimens are greenish. Legs with tufts of hair on distal ends of femur and tibia of legs 1, 2 and 4, but not always present (Fig. 31). Ab- domen overhangs spinnerets slightly (Fig. 32). Total length, mm. Carapace, mm long, mm wide. First femur, mm; patella and tibia, mm; metatarsus, mm; tarsus, mm. Sec- ond patella and tibia, mm; third, mm; fourth, mm. Male. Carapace orange-yellow. Dark marks on each side of head in depression (Fig. 41). Chelicerae orange-yellow. Ster- num orange with white pigment in cen- ter, some dark opposite each coxa. Legs orange-yellow. Dorsum of abdomen has a shiny, dark cardiac mark and scattered small white pigment spots in two longi- tudinal bands on each side (quite vari- able). Posterior tip of abdomen dark as in. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology. Cambridge, Mas
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