Filistata insidiatrix
| Filistata insidiatrix | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Filistatidae |
| Genus: | Filistata |
| Species: | F. insidiatrix |
| Binomial name | |
| Filistata insidiatrix (Forskål, 1775)[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Filistata insidiatrix is a spider species that occurs in the Mediterranean through to Turkmenistan, and on the Cape Verde Islands.[1]
It is the biggest filistatid species, with females up to 14mm (males up to 7mm). These slender brown spiders have long pedipalps. Of the eight eyes, two appear white and are easily discerned. They are found on old walls and under rocks, where it builds a tube-like web that opens like funnel.
References
- 1 2 3 "Taxon details Filistata insidiatrix Forsskål, 1775", World Spider Catalog (Natural History Museum Bern), retrieved 2016-05-06
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