| Castianeira gertschi | |
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| C. gertschi from Ontario, Canada | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Corinnidae |
| Genus: | Castianeira |
| Species: | C. gertschi |
| Binomial name | |
| Castianeira gertschi Kaston, 1945 | |
Castianeira gertschi, the Gertsch antmimic, is a species of true spider in the family Corinnidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in the United States and Canada. [5]
Castianeira is a genus of ant-like corinnid sac spiders first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1879. They are found in Eurasia, Africa, and the Americas, but are absent from Australia. Twenty-six species are native to North America, and at least twice as many are native to Mexico and Central America.
Sergiolus is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1892. They are 3.3 to 9 millimetres long.
Castianeira alteranda is a species of true spider in the family Corinnidae. It is found in the US and Canada.
Sergiolus gertschi is a species of ground spider in the family Gnaphosidae. It is found in the USA and Mexico.
Dolomedes gertschi is a species of nursery web spider in the family Pisauridae. It is found in the United States.
Castianeira trilineata is a species of true spider in the family Corinnidae. It is an ant mimic found in the United States and Canada.
Castianeira thalia is a species of true spider in the family Corinnidae. It is found in the United States.
Castianeira walsinghami is a species of true spider in the family Corinnidae. It is found in the United States and Canada.
Castianeira occidens is a species of true spider in the family Corinnidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico.
Castianeira floridana is a species of true spider in the family Corinnidae. It is found in the United States and Cuba.
This ant mimic spider species in the family Corinnidae can be dark grey, brown or black with numerous transverse bands on their abdomen. Females are 7-9mm long and males are 5.5-6mm long. They are fast runners, often active during the day, living on the ground and among leaves or under rocks and other debris in prairies, deciduous forests, shrubby areas, and wooded sand dunes. They are the most widespread member of the genus Castianeira in the United States and Canada
Castianeira crucigera is a species of true spider in the family Corinnidae. It is found in the United States.
Castianeira cingulata, the twobanded antmimic, is a species of true spider in the family Corinnidae and is an ant mimic. It is found in the United States and Canada,India.
Castianeira amoena is a species of true spider in the family Corinnidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico.
Castianeira crocata is a species of true spider in the family Corinnidae, sometimes called by the common name red stripe spider. The species was first described by Nicholas Marcellus Hentz in 1847. It is found in the United States. Though its body shape is quite different, its characteristic black body and red-marked back puts it at risk of being mistaken for a black widow spider.
Castianeira dorsata is a species of true spider in the family Corinnidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico.
Cesonia gertschi is a species of ground spider in the family Gnaphosidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico.
Castianeira athena is a species of true spider in the family Corinnidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico.
Castianeira descripta, the redspotted antmimic, is a species of true spider in the family Corinnidae. It is found in the United States and Canada.