Latrodectus Question

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Arachnoprince
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Can anyone tell me the ranges in the U.S. where hesperus and mactans overlap? Also, what's the easiest way to distinguish the two? I've never kept hesperus.
 

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Arachnodemon
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The L. hesperus has a smaller bottom triangle of the hourglass when compared to the top triangle.

Range overlap, I don't know.
 
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