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Drapetisca
Sign in to saveDrapetisca is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Anton Menge in 1866. Females are long, and males are long. They are common on tree trunks from July to September, and they feed on insects and smaller spiders.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyLinyphiidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 11
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Linyphiidae
- Collections
- MCZ, AM, SAMA
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada, Denmark, Australia, Belgium, French Southern Territories
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- Parent taxon
- Linyphiidae
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- Drapetisca socialis female.jpg
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Drapetisca is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Anton Menge in 1866. Females are long, and males are long. They are common on tree trunks from July to September, and they feed on insects and smaller spiders.
==Species== it contains four species: 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
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