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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynes » Sheetweb and Dwarf Spiders (Linyphiidae) » Sheetweb Spiders (Linyphiinae) » Pityohyphantes » Hammock Spider (Pityohyphantes costatus)

Species Pityohyphantes costatus - Hammock Spider

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Pityohyphantes costatus - female Pityohyphantes costatus - female Pityohyphantes costatus - female Sheet web spider - Pityohyphantes costatus Pityohyphantes 3 - Pityohyphantes costatus Pityohyphantes 4 - Pityohyphantes costatus - male Hammock Spider - Pityohyphantes costatus - male Hammock Spider - Pityohyphantes costatus - 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 Pityohyphantes
Species costatus (Hammock Spider)
Explanation of Names
Author of the name: Hentz. Year first published: 1850.
Contributed by tom murray on 12 January, 2006 - 6:42pm
Additional contributions by Lynette, Jeff Hollenbeck, Chuck Entz
Last updated 24 October, 2009 - 10:11am

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