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Species Castianeira dorsata

C. dorsata - dorsal - Castianeira dorsata - male C. dorsata - side - Castianeira dorsata - male C. dorsata - penultimate dorsal - Castianeira dorsata - male C. dorsata - penultimate side - Castianeira dorsata - male C. dorsata - side - Castianeira dorsata - female spider that mimics velvet ant - Castianeira dorsata Female, Castianeira dorsata? - Castianeira dorsata - female Female, Castianeira dorsata? - Castianeira dorsata - 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 Corinnidae (Antmimics and Ground Sac Spiders)
Genus Castianeira
Species dorsata (Castianeira dorsata)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Explanation of Names
Castianeira dorsata (Banks)
Identification
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Range
Arizona south into Mexico (1) but BugGuide data indicates this species may occur east to Texas as well. (TX: NSR per BG data)
Print References
Banks, N. 1898. Arachnida from Baja California and other parts of Mexico. Proc. Californ. Acad. Sci. 3(1): 205-308.
Works Cited
1.The Spider Subfamily Castianeirinae of North and Central America
J. Reiskind. 1969. Bull. Mus. of Comp. Zool. Vol 138: 163-325.