Goeldia obscura

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Goeldia obscura
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Titanoecidae
Genus: Goeldia
Species: G. obscura
Binomial name
Goeldia obscura
(Keyserling, 1878)
Synonyms

Titanoeca obscura
Titanoeca funesta
Amaurobius obscurus
Auximus funestus
Goeldia funesta

Goeldia obscura is a spider species of about 5mm. While the males have a broad light reddish brown cephalothorax and a slimmer black abdomen with four shining white dots, the females are dark brown with a broader black abdomen and no dots. Adults occur from May to July in limestone areas. This spider builds its small webs under rocks.

[edit] References

  • Bellmann, Heiko (1997). Kosmos-Atlas Spinnentiere Europas. Kosmos, Stuttgart. ISBN 3-440-07025-5 (german)