Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Classis: Arachnida
Ordo: Araneae
Subordo: Opisthothelae
Infraordo: Araneomorphae
Taxon: Neocribellatae
Series: Entelegynae
Superfamilia: Araneoidea
Familia: Linyphiidae
Genus: Drapetisca
Species: D. alteranda – D. australis – D. bicruris – D. oteroana – D. socialis
Name
Drapetisca Menge, 1866
References
The World Spider Catalog, V9.0
Vernacular names
English: Drapetisca
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]
Drapetisca alteranda Chamberlin, 1909 – USA
Drapetisca bicruris Tu & Li, 2006 – China
Drapetisca oteroana Gertsch, 1951 – USA
Drapetisca socialis (Sundevall, 1833) (type) – Europe, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Central Asia, China, Japan
See also
List of Linyphiidae species (A–H)
References
"Gen. Drapetisca Menge, 1866". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
Menge, A. (1866). "Preussische Spinnen. Erste Abtheilung". Schriften der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Danzig. 1: 1–152.
"Genus Drapetisca". BugGuide. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
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