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Species Castianeira dorsata

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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
See the World Spider Catalog.
Explanation of Names
Castianeira dorsata (Banks)
Identification
Palp

Epigynum



Also, see the content associated with this specimen:
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.
Contributed by John Sloan on 21 February, 2013 - 12:39pm
Additional contributions by cheins, Mike Quinn
Last updated 8 February, 2023 - 7:46am

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