Enoplognatha | |
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female E. ovata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Suborder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Theridiidae |
Genus: | Enoplognatha Pavesi, 1880 |
Species | |
E. maricopa |
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Diversity | |
65 species |
Spiders in the genus Enoplognatha are, for theridiids, medium to large sized. Like Steatoda, they have a large colulus and a subspherical abdomen. Males usually have enlarged chelicerae.
They can be found almost everywhere on earth.
E. maricopa is largely red-brown, with a mottled purplish abdomen. They reach a length of 3.4mm in males, and 2.9mm in females. Female E. peruviana reach about 6.5mm, female E. zapfei even 9.2mm.