Episinus truncatus

Episinus truncatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Theridiidae
Genus:	Episinus
Species:	E. truncatus
Binomial name
	Episinus truncatus; Latreille, 1809

Male Episinus truncatus photographed in Segonzano (Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy)

Episinus truncatus is a small dark tangle-web spider, with a palearctic distribution.^[1]

Episinus truncatus is found in Europe. It is notably found in Lithuania.^[2] In England, it is mostly found on heather and sometimes on coastal grassland.

It spins a simple web near the ground. It can grow up to 4 mm and is very similar to Episinus angulatus.

References[]

^ "Episinus truncatus". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
^ The checklist of Lithuanian spiders (Arachnida: Araneae). Marija Biteniekytė and Vygandas Rėlys, Biologija, 2011, Vol. 57, No. 4, pages 148–158, doi:10.6001/biologija.v57i4.1926

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[1] "Episinus truncatus". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2 August 2017.

[2] The checklist of Lithuanian spiders (Arachnida: Araneae). Marija Biteniekytė and Vygandas Rėlys, Biologija, 2011, Vol. 57, No. 4, pages 148–158, doi:10.6001/biologija.v57i4.1926

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