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Witica

Witica orb-weaving spiders

witica.sp2

Witica crassicauda. Solid brown, with a noticeable white band on fourth leg tarsi, two spines on top of abdomen, solid cream dorsal abdomen, dark brown triangular marking with cream dots, ventral abdomen marking like three sides of a square, and a pointed 'manatee' tail.

2018.JAS.E.102, 2018.JAS.E.191, 2018.JAS.E.216

Morphospecies ID: A. Haberkern; Taxonomic ID: A. Brescovit

Locations: Jatun Sacha Biological Station, Ecuador (400 m.a.s.l.)

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2018.JAS.E.191

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2018.JAS.E.216

witica.sp6

All brown, with banding on tarsi and patella, and snow angel marking on abdomen

2018.JAS.E.93

Morphospecies ID: A. Haberkern; Taxonomic ID: A. Brescovit

Locations: Jatun Sacha Biological Station, Ecuador (400 m.a.s.l.)

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witica.sp7

Solid brown, with a noticeable white band on fourth leg tarsi, two spines on top of abdomen, solid cream dorsal abdomen, dark brown triangular marking with cream dots, ventral abdomen marking like three sides of a square, and a pointed 'manatee' tail.

2018.JAS.E.206

Morphospecies ID: A. Haberkern; Taxonomic ID: A. Brescovit

Locations: Jatun Sacha Biological Station, Ecuador (400 m.a.s.l.)

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