| TL | 10.37 (9.30–11.60; n=10) | 11.88 (11.00–13.05; n=4) | 10.84 (8.20–13.90; n=10) | 10.35 (8.85 –12.85; n=10) | 11.00–13.00 |
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| CW | 4.02 (3.35–4.45; n=10) | 4.05 (3.60–4.60; n=4) | 3.47 (2.50–4.30; n=10) | 3.29 (2.65–3.70; n=10) | * |
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| T1 | 4.68 (4.30–5.30; n=10) | 4.68 (4.55–4.85; n=4) | 5.60 (4.45– 7.00; n=10) | 5.35 (4.80–5.70; n=10) | * |
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| Spermathecae | V | V | parallel | parallel | V |
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| Copulatory ducts | 4 loops | 4 loops | 3 loops | 5 loops | 3 loops |
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| Abdomen: Dorsal | Dark brown to black, or black with transverse longitudinal orange-red bands. Highly variable | Black with 3 longitudinal series of red blotches dorsally; sometimes these blotches are absent and the opistho- soma is entirely black | Cream to black with loop- like brown blotches and 3 medial white-orange marks with dark center and borders | Similar to L. geometricus but blotches more distinctly outlined | Mostly white or off- white with dark brown spots in rows |
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| Abdomen: Ven- tral | Black | Black and occasionally with a narrow red bar behind epigastric furrow | Distinct orange-red hour glass pattern | Distinct orange-red hour glass pattern | White to yellowish hourglass marking |
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| Dorsal abdominal setae | Two types, medium long-thick and short thick spines | Two types, medium long-thick and short thick bifurcated setae | One type, two lengths of same fine hair-like setae; very fine very long setae | One type, two lengths of same fine hair-like setae | Widely dispersed (sparse) small spines |
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| Legs | Black | Black | Banded | Banded | Banded |
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| Egg Sac | Large, smooth, white- cream | Large, smooth, white-cream | Small, spiked, white-cream | Large, woolly, white-cream | Large, white-cream |
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