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Species Cheiracanthium inclusum

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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 Cheiracanthiidae
Genus Cheiracanthium (Long-legged Sac Spiders)
Species inclusum (Cheiracanthium inclusum)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Explanation of Names
Cheiracanthium inclusum (Hentz, 1847)
Identification
Epigynum:


Palp:
Habitat
This species is more likely to be found outside rather than in the home. The similar C. mildei occurs most often within homes but not necessarily so.
Remarks
Nocturnal running spiders like Cheiracanthium inclusum, shown here feeding on bollworm eggs, are important nocturnal predators of cotton pests. (Flores, 2009)
See Also
C. mildei epigynum:
Print References
Vetter et al. 2006. VERIFIED BITES BY YELLOW SAC SPIDERS (GENUS CHEIRACANTHIUM) IN THE UNITED STATES AND AUSTRALIA: WHERE IS THE NECROSIS?. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 74(6): 1043-1048. (Abstract) (Full article)
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