Drapetisca

Drapetisca
D. socialis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Drapetisca
Menge, 1866
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. 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.

Species

As of May 2019 it contains four species:

References

  1. 1 2 "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.