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Species Castianeira trilineata

Male, dorsal - Castianeira trilineata - male

Anterior view - Castianeira trilineata - male

Spider - almost looks like an ant. - Castianeira trilineata

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 trilineata (Castianeira trilineata)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

See the World Spider Catalog.

Explanation of Names

First described in 1847 by Nicholas Marcellus Hentz as Herpyllus trilineatus trilineata is Latin for "three-lined", From the description: "abdomen with three transverse golden yellow lines or bands produced by hairs"

Identification

Palp

Range

In the east, this species has been found from North Carolina south to Florida and west to Wisconsin and Texas. (1)

Internet References

Boston Journal of Natural History, v.5, p.460 Hentz' original description of the species

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 Kevin Pfeiffer on 19 September, 2010 - 10:29am
Additional contributions by cheins, Chuck Entz
Last updated 8 February, 2023 - 8:02am

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