Centromerus cornupalpis
(O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1875)
Eastern Spurred Sheetweaver
Centromerus cornupalpis is a sheetweb spider in the Linyphiidae, known as the Eastern Spurred Sheetweaver. It is native to North America and exhibits pronounced in genital . Males possess a distinctive horn-like projection on the paracymbium, while females have a characteristic narrow, smooth scape on the . These structural differences are the primary means of distinguishing the from .
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Centromerus cornupalpis: //sɛn.troʊˈmɛ.rəs kɔːr.nuˈpæl.pɪs//
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Identification
Males: identify by the shape of the cymbium and radix, and by the presence of a long proximo- horn on the paracymbium. Females: identify by a narrow, smooth constricted scape that originates anteriorly to the postero-lateral corners of the . These genitalic features separate C. cornupalpis from other Centromerus .
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Distribution
United States and Canada.
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Taxonomic History
First described by O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1875.