Episinus truncatus

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iEpisinus truncatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Episinus
Species: E. truncatus
Binomial name
Episinus truncatus
Latreille, 1809

Episinus truncatus is a small dark tangle-web spider. 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 4mm.


E. truncatus is very similar to Episinus angulatus.


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