Family Hersiliids (Hersiliidae)
Hersiliidae is a family in the order Araneae. Browse 3 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.
Species in Hersiliidae (3)
Murricia uva
Murricia uva
Identification: Refer to Foord's description at the link below Most records of Hersiliidae in Florida, including many identified as Yabisi habanensis , are probably either M. uva or Iviraiva pachyura . The two confirmed Florida records of M. uva were
Neotama mexicana
Neotama mexicana
Identification: Their posterior spinnerets are as long as the abdomen. Also, the legs of the third pair are dramatically shorter than any of the other six. When an insect approaches the waiting spider, the spider jumps over the prey. The spider then
Cuban Long-spinneret Spider
Yabisi habanensis
Identification: Separation from the other member of this genus (which has been documented to date only from the Dominican Republic) requires examination of the epigynal plates. There is extensive confusion whether Hersiliids in Florida are more likel