Genus Oecobius - Wall spiders

Classification · Pronunciation · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Habitat · Food · Print References · Works Cited

Tiny spider - almost transparent - Oecobius

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Order Araneae (Spiders)

Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)

No Taxon (Entelegynes )

Family Oecobiidae (Wall spiders)

Genus Oecobius (Wall spiders)

Pronunciation

ek-O-bee-uhs(1)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Here

Explanation of Names

Greek oikos (οικος)- "house" + bios (βιος)- "living"

'Living in the house'(1)

Numbers

Seven species in US.(1)

Habitat

houses, stucco walls, under bark on trees and grape vines, rocks

Food

ants, other small insects

Print References

Link to 1970 revision of genus by Shear is on p. 129 - here.

Works Cited

1.	Spiders of North America: An Identification Manual By D. Ubick, P. Paquin, P.E. Cushing and V. Roth (eds)

Contributed by Devin Carroll on 18 April, 2005 - 8:28pm
Additional contributions by Jeff Hollenbeck, Chuck Entz, kschnei
Last updated 7 February, 2010 - 12:27pm

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