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Genus Castianeira

Ant mimic Spider - Castianeira longipalpa

BG1180 C9708 - Castianeira amoena - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Order Araneae (Spiders)

Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)

No Taxon (Entelegynes)

Family Corinnidae (Antmimics and Ground Sac Spiders)

Genus Castianeira

Numbers

26 species found in the USA & Canada.

Range

alata - USA

alfa - USA

alteranda - USA, Canada

amoena - USA

athena - USA

cingulata - USA, Canada

crocata - USA

crucigera - USA

cubana - USA

descripta - USA, Canada

dorsata - USA

floridana - USA

gertschi - USA, Canada

longipalpa - USA, Canada

luctifera - USA

mexicana - USA

nanella - USA

occidens - USA

peregrina - USA

rothi - USA

thalia - USA

trilineata - USA, Canada

variata - USA, Canada

vulnerea - USA

walsinghami - USA, Canada

zionis - USA

Print References

Spiders of the Eastern United States ~ be aware that there is an error on a labeled image of Castianeira. See canadianarachnology.org

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 1:20pm
Additional contributions by Lynette, Jeff Hollenbeck, Chuck Entz
Last updated 6 November, 2009 - 9:39am

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