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Species Meriola californica

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)
No Taxon (Entelegynes )
Family Trachelidae
Genus Meriola
Species californica (Meriola californica)
Explanation of Names
Author of the name: Banks. Year first published: 1904.
Range
"Pacific Coast from Washington south to Baja California Norte" (from Platnick and Shadab, see below).
Print References
Platnick and Shadab, 1974, American Museum novitates; no. 2560, "A revision of the bispinosus and bicolor groups of the spider genus Trachelas (Araneae, Clubionidae) in North and Central America and the West Indies". This paper illustrates the male and female genitalia for this species, figures 107-110. Link to pdf file here.
Internet References
~ nathistoc.bio.uci.edu - Images, including some great images from BG contributor Peter Bryant.
~ www.canadianarachnology.org - Information.
Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 13 January, 2010 - 9:10am
Additional contributions by kschnei
Last updated 14 January, 2010 - 10:58am

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