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Enoplognatha
Sign in to saveEnoplognatha is a genus of comb-footed spiders first described by P. Pavesi in 1880. They were characterized by both a large colulus and a subspherical abdomen, with males usually have enlarged chelicerae. It is considered a senior synonym of Symopagia.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyTheridiidae
Enoplognatha est un genre d'araignées aranéomorphes de la famille des Theridiidae.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 161
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Theridiidae
- Collections
- DMNS, UNM, MNA, NMSU, NAUF, SAM
- Recorded in
- United States, South Africa, Australia, Belize, United Kingdom
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Theridiidae
- Image
- (MHNT) Enoplognatha ovata on Daucus carota.jpg
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- Enoplognatha
- taxon name
- Enoplognatha
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Enoplognatha
- Commons gallery
- Enoplognatha
- taxon author citation
- Pavesi, 1880
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Description
- Species
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Enoplognatha is a genus of comb-footed spiders first described by P. Pavesi in 1880. They were characterized by both a large colulus and a subspherical abdomen, with males usually have enlarged chelicerae. It is considered a senior synonym of Symopagia.
==Life style== These spiders have a diverse lifestyle and make cob-webs under stones or ground debris while some specimens are sampled from vegetation where they build webs on, between and around leaves. The white egg sacs are deposited in the web.
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