Species Cithaeron praedonius

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Range · Food

Orlando Fl, Urban Dwelling. Found in washing machine. - Cithaeron praedonius

Orlando Fl, Urban Dwelling. Found in washing machine. - Cithaeron praedonius - female

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

See the World Spider Catalog.

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.

Contributed by Eric R. Eaton on 19 January, 2013 - 1:22pm
Additional contributions by cheins
Last updated 14 July, 2015 - 8:27am

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