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Species Ceratinopsidis formosa

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Ceratinopsidis formosa - male Ceratinopsidis formosa - male Ceratinopsidis formosa - male Ceratinopsidis formosa - male Ceratinopsidis formosa - male Spider - Ceratinopsidis formosa - male Spider - Ceratinopsidis formosa - male Ceratinopsidis formosa - female

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 Ceratinopsidis
Species formosa (Ceratinopsidis formosa)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

See the World Spider Catalog.

Explanation of Names

Author of the species - Banks 1892

Size

Male: 2.1-2.3 mm
Female: 2.2-3.0 mm (1)

Identification

Palp:

Epigynum:

See Also

Ceratinopsis.

Internet References

JSTOR

Works Cited

1.Spiders of Connecticut
Kaston, B. J. 1948. Bulletin of the Connecticut State Geological and Natural History Survey 70: 1-874.
Contributed by John R. Maxwell on 27 November, 2009 - 10:22pm
Additional contributions by cheins
Last updated 3 April, 2024 - 10:48am

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