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Species Cithaeron praedonius

Orlando Fl, Urban Dwelling. Found in washing machine.  - Cithaeron praedonius Orlando Fl, Urban Dwelling. Found in washing machine.  - Cithaeron praedonius - female Orlando Fl, Urban Dwelling. Found in washing machine.  - Cithaeron praedonius - female Cithaeron praedonius?  - Cithaeron praedonius Cithaeron praedonius - female Cithaeron praedonius - female Cithaeron praedonius? - Cithaeron praedonius Cithaeron praedonius? - Cithaeron praedonius
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)
No Taxon (Entelegynae)
Family Cithaeronidae
Genus Cithaeron
Species praedonius (Cithaeron praedonius)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Range
Native to the Old World (western Africa through Greece, the Middle East, Malaysia); introduced to Australia, Brazil, and the U.S. (Florida only so far).
Food
May be a specialized predator of other spiders.