| Speocera taprobanica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Ochyroceratidae |
| Genus: | Speocera |
| Species: | S. taprobanica |
| Binomial name | |
| Speocera taprobanica Brignoli, 1981 | |
Speocera taprobanica is a species of spider of the family Ochyroceratidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. [1]
Ochyroceratidae is a six-eyed spider family, with 165 described species in ten genera. They are common inhabitants of caves and the tropical forest litter of South Africa, the Caribbean, Asia and South America. Considered an ecological counterpart of the Linyphiidae of the northern temperate zone, species are especially diverse in the Indo-Pacific region.
Tegenaria parietina is a rather rare spider in Europe, with a distribution also including Northern Africa to Central Asia and Sri Lanka, and from the West Indies to Uruguay and Argentina, where it may be introduced. In the UK it is sometimes known as the cardinal spider because of the legend that Cardinal Wolsey was terrified by this species at Hampton Court, or, conversely, because he regarded them as lucky and forbade anyone to harm them. In 2013, Tegenaria taprobanica was included in this species.
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Hypsosinga taprobanica, is a species of spider of the genus Hypsosinga. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Ariadna taprobanica is a species of spider of the genus Ariadna. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Alistra taprobanica is a species of spider of the genus Alistra. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
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Fageicera is a genus of spiders in the family Ochyroceratidae. It was first described in 1992 by Dumitrescu & Georgescu. As of 2016, it contains 3 species, all from Cuba.
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