Species Neriene litigiosa - Sierra Dome Spider

Classification

domed sheetweb spider with prey - Neriene litigiosa - female

Domed sheetweb spiders mating - Neriene litigiosa - male - female

Sierra Dome Spider - Neriene litigiosa - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Order Araneae (Spiders)

Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)

No Taxon (Entelegynes)

Family Linyphiidae (Sheetweb and Dwarf Spiders)

Subfamily Linyphiinae (Sheetweb Spiders)

Genus Neriene

Species litigiosa (Sierra Dome Spider)

Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 14 July, 2008 - 8:57am

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