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Species Sphodros niger - Black purseweb spider

Black purseweb spider (Sphodros niger) - Sphodros niger Black Purseweb Spider - Sphodros niger Sphodros niger - male Sphodros niger - Black purseweb spider? - Sphodros niger Black Purseweb Spider - Sphodros niger Sphodros niger - male Sphodros niger - male Sphodros niger? - Sphodros niger
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Infraorder Mygalomorphae (Mygalomorphs)
Family Atypidae (Purseweb Spiders)
Genus Sphodros
Species niger (Black purseweb spider)
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Print References
Edwards, RL & EH Edwards (1990) Observations on the natural history of a New England population of Sphodros niger (Araneae, Atypidae). J Arachno., 18 :29-34