Spider ID, El Paso TX area

[Philth]

This was supposedly collected in the El Paso area, Dont really know regular spiders to well.:?

Thanks, Tom

 

[jsloan]

This appears to be an adult female Araneus gemmoides (Araneidae), a cat-faced orb weaver.

Looks a lot like this one, from El Paso County, Colorado: http://bugguide.net/node/view/336640

 

[insect714]

Love the cryptic marking on it!