Species Castianeira cingulata - Twobanded Antmimic

Classification · Identification · Internet References

Dancing on a doorknob - Castianeira cingulata

Twobanded Antmimic - Castianeira cingulata - male

Twobanded Antmimic - Female - Castianeira cingulata - female

Castianeira cingulata ? - Castianeira cingulata

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

Species cingulata (Twobanded Antmimic)

Identification

There are two forms of this spider

2. Carapace is dark brown near the eyes & orange near the abdomen.

Internet References

Amer Mus Nat'l Hist

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 29 December, 2005 - 2:13pm
Additional contributions by Lynette, Jeff Hollenbeck, Chuck Entz, kschnei
Last updated 18 February, 2012 - 3:29pm

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