Drapetisca

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Drapetisca
Drapetisca socialis (Invisible Spider) - Flickr - S. Rae.jpg
D. socialis
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Drapetisca
Menge, 1866[1]
Type species
D. socialis
(Sundevall, 1833)
Species

4, see text

Drapetisca is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Anton Menge in 1866.[2] Females are 4 to 5 millimetres (0.16 to 0.20 in) long, and males are 3 to 4 millimetres (0.12 to 0.16 in) long. They are common on tree trunks from July to September, and they feed on insects and smaller spiders.[3]

Species[]

As of May 2019 it contains four species:[1]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Gen. Drapetisca Menge, 1866". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
  2. ^ Menge, A. (1866). "Preussische Spinnen. Erste Abtheilung". Schriften der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Danzig. 1: 1–152.
  3. ^ "Genus Drapetisca". BugGuide. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
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