Tetragnatha guatemalensis O. P.-Cambridge, 1889

Tetragnatha guatemalensis

Species recognized by NI Platnick & RJ Raven, The World Spider Catalog external link in 
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The Nearctic Spider Database external link
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Shorthouse, David P.
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Male: Carapace is dark orange and sometimes has black markings. The lateral eyes on each side are closer together than the median eyes. Legs are dark yellow, though are occasionally darker. The abdomen is silvery and often has a dark dorsal pattern with scalloped edges and the venter is pale. The paracymbium of the palp is angled laterally at the tip. Female: The eye spacing and coloration is similar to that of the male. The epigynum is approximately as long as wide, though is partially concave along the posterior margin. The spermathecae are short, plump, and extend anteriorly parallel to the long axis of the body.