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Species Ceraticelus atriceps

Small Spider - Ceraticelus atriceps - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Order Araneae (Spiders)

Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)

No Taxon (Entelegynae)

Family Linyphiidae (Sheetweb and Dwarf Spiders)

Subfamily Erigoninae (Dwarf Spiders)

Genus Ceraticelus

Species atriceps (Ceraticelus atriceps)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

See the World Spider Catalog.

Explanation of Names

(O. P.-Cambridge, 1874)

Size

Male: 1.5mm

Female: 1.4-1.7mm (1)

Identification

This species is very similar to C. fissiceps, but female C. atriceps lack the dorsal scutum of C. fissiceps. (1)

Palp:

Epigynum:

Habitat

Leaf litter, low bushes and conifers (1)

Season

Sexes are mature during all seasons. (1)

Works Cited

1.	Spiders Of Connecticut Benjamin Julian Kaston. 1981. State Geological And Natural History Survey Of Connecticut, Department Of Environmental Protection, Bulletin 70 Revised Edition.

Contributed by Chad Heins on 15 July, 2014 - 4:25pm
Last updated 26 March, 2024 - 3:21pm

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