Hylyphantes graminicola

Hylyphantes graminicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Hylyphantes
Species: H. graminicola
Binomial name
Hylyphantes graminicola
(Sundevall, 1830)
Synonyms

Linyphia graminicola
Theridion rubripes
Micryphantes rubripes
Argus graminicolis
Erigone graminicola
Neriene graminicola
Erigone dentifera
Tmeticus graminicolus
Gongylidium deniferum
Gongylidium graminicola
Tmeticus graminicola
Erigonidium graminicolum
Erigone hua
Erigonides graminicola
Erigone orientalis
Erigone tonkina
Erigonidium graminicola
Tmeticus yunnanensis

Hylyphantes graminicola is a small linyphiid spider with palaearctic distribution. It is one of the most important natural enemies of different pests in farmland and forests in Asia. In cotton fields, it was found to build a small web between clods of young plants, and to live on branches when the plant gets bigger. Up to 30 individuals per square meter were found in cotton fields of northern China. [1]

Name

The species name graminicola is Latin for "dwelling in grass".

References

  1. ↑ Tu, L. & Li, S. (2003). A review of the spider genus Hylyphantes (Araneae: Linyphiidae) from China. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 51(2):209-214. PDF
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