Kukulcania hibernalis
(Southern House Spider)

Picture ID 11933

Comments & ID Thoughts

I’m pretty sure this is a K. hibernalis male (aka Southern House Spider). He was found in our laundry room. He has pretended to be dead multiple times, but he is in fact still alive. He is over 40mm in length.

Submitted by:
boy_detective
Submitted: May 6, 2018
Photographed: May 6, 2018
Spider: Kukulcania hibernalis (Southern House Spider)
Sex:
Male,
Maturity:
Adult
Location: Lenox, Georgia, United States
Spotted Indoors: Other
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal

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ItsyBitsy

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May 6, 2018 1:39 pm

I agree, filed. Welcome to Spider ID. 🙂

Thundert65

May 10, 2018 9:44 pm

I could be wrong but that looks like a brown recluse to me.

Disco

Reply to Thundert65

May 11, 2018 2:43 am

It’s a male Southern House Spider (Kukulcania hibernalis). The easiest way to tell is that dark brown marking on the cephalothorax. If it’s just a single line, it’s likely a K. hibernalis. If it’s a violin-shape however, that would indicate Brown Recluse (Loxosceles spp.).

Boy_Detective

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Reply to Disco

May 11, 2018 2:37 pm

I agree and another distinction is the size of the pedipalps (mouth parts). The Kukulcania hibernalis has extremely long and slender pedipalps that almost resemble another pair of legs while a Loxosceles reclusa has more “average” sized pedipalps.