Leucauge licina
(Dominican Spider)

Comments & ID Thoughts

the spider was seen in the island of Hispaniola, is about 1/2 inch large, bright red mummy/coffin like red body, a black tip tail, half of each leg is black and the rest is red it has a black dot in the back, it does not have the normal two round ball shape it looks to be unibody. is slim and bright red with black tip tail and is aggressive ( was chasing the cell).

• Submitted by: 
  
  heriberto
• Submitted: Feb 26, 2018
• Photographed: Feb 26, 2018
• Spider: Leucauge licina (Dominican Spider)
• Location: Puerto Plata , Dominican Republic
• Spotted Outdoors: Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers)
• Found in web?: Yes
• Attributes: Ventral, Webs