Pardosa moesta Banks, 1892

Pardosa moesta


Species recognized by NI Platnick & RJ Raven, The World Spider Catalog external link in 
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Male: Carapace is dark reddish-brown, shiny, with several black lines radiating from the dorsal groove. The eye area is dark and the median and submarginal bands are absent. Lateral margins of the carapace fringed with white setae. Chelicerae are dark orange. Sternum is dark reddish-brown. Legs are dark orange and paler distally. Femur I and II sometimes with dark, longitudinal streaks. Femora III and IV sometimes with faint annulations. Abdomen dull reddish, mottled with black and brown (Dondale & Redner, 1990). Female: Coloration much the same as male but carapace with faint median and submarginal bands. Legs often lack dark markings seen in males (Dondale & Redner, 1990).