Nesticella mogera
| Nesticella mogera | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Nesticidae |
| Genus: | Nesticella |
| Species: | N. mogera |
| Binomial name | |
| Nesticella mogera (Yaginuma, 1972) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Nesticus terrestris (misid.) | |
Nesticella mogera is a spider from the Nesticidae family. It is the type species of the genus Nesticella.
Distribution
Discovered in Japan, it is found in Hawaii, Fiji, Azerbaijan, China, Korea and in 2009 in German greenhouses.[1]
Name
The name is derived from mogura (土竜(もぐら) the Japanese word for mole. N. mogera has been found in Japan in burrows of moles (Yaginuma 1970).[1]
Notes
References
- Kielhorn, K.-H. (2009) "First records of Spermophora kerinci, Nesticella mogera and Pseudanapis aloha on the European Mainland (Araneae: Pholcidae, Nesticidae, Anapidae)" Arachnol. Mitt. 37: 31-34. PDF
- Platnick, Norman I. (2009): The world spider catalog, version 10.5. American Museum of Natural History, New York.
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