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Species Castianeira cingulata - Twobanded Antmimic

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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 (Entelegynae)
Family Corinnidae (Antmimics and Ground Sac Spiders)
Genus Castianeira
Species cingulata (Twobanded Antmimic)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
See the World Spider Catalog.
Identification
There are two forms of this spider


Palp
Range
This species can be found from Maine west to South Dakota and south to Kansas and Florida. The bicolored form is primarily found in the Upper Midwest where both forms can be found. (1)
Internet References
Amer Mus Nat'l Hist
Works Cited
1.The Spider Subfamily Castianeirinae of North and Central America
J. Reiskind. 1969. Bull. Mus. of Comp. Zool. Vol 138: 163-325.
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 29 December, 2005 - 2:13pm
Additional contributions by Lynette Elliott, Jeff Hollenbeck, cheins, Chuck Entz, kschnei
Last updated 8 February, 2023 - 7:35am

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