Episinus truncatus

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Episinus truncatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Episinus
Species:
E. truncatus
Binomial name
Episinus truncatus
Latreille, 1809
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Male Episinus truncatus photographed in Segonzano (Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy) Episinus truncatus, male 02.jpg
Male Episinus truncatus photographed in Segonzano (Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy)

Episinus truncatus is a small dark tangle-web spider, with a palearctic distribution. [1]

Episinus truncatus is found in Europe. It is notably found in Lithuania. [2] In England, it is mostly found on heather and sometimes on coastal grassland.

It spins a simple web near the ground. It can grow up to 4 mm and is very similar to Episinus angulatus .

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References

  1. "Episinus truncatus". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  2. The checklist of Lithuanian spiders (Arachnida: Araneae). Marija Biteniekytė and Vygandas Rėlys, Biologija, 2011, Vol. 57, No. 4, pages 148–158, doi : 10.6001/biologija.v57i4.1926