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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Ground Spiders (Gnaphosidae) » Litopyllus » Litopyllus temporarius

Species Litopyllus temporarius

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Works Cited
Is this a Litopyllus sp.? - Litopyllus temporarius - female Litopyllus temporarius male. - Litopyllus temporarius - 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 Gnaphosidae (Ground Spiders)
Genus Litopyllus
Species temporarius (Litopyllus temporarius)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
See the World Spider Catalog.
Size
Female: 5.00-7.10 mm
Male: 4.03-5.23 mm(1)
Identification
Palp

Epigynum
Range
eastern US(1)
Works Cited
1.A Revision of the North American Spider Genera Nodocion, Litopyllus, and Synaphosus (Araneae, Gnaphosidae)
Platnick & Shadab. 1980. The American Museum of Natural History.
Contributed by John Rosenfeld on 4 February, 2015 - 4:50pm
Additional contributions by cheins, Laura P.
Last updated 10 March, 2023 - 1:32pm

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