Blacktailed red sheetweaver
| Blacktailed red sheetweaver | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Florinda O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896[1] |
| Species: | F. coccinea |
| Binomial name | |
| Florinda coccinea (Hentz, 1850)[1] | |
The black-tailed red sheetweaver, scientific name Florinda coccinea, is a species of web-building spider belonging to the family Linyphiidae. It is the only species in the genus Florinda.[1] It is sometimes known as the red grass spider. Found in the United States, Mexico and the West Indies,[1] this species is common in the southeastern United States], inhabiting grasslands, lawns, and agricultural fields.[2]
Description
F. coccinea individuals are bright red in color, with a black caudal tubercle.[3] Typical body length is 3–4 mm for adults, with females being slightly larger than males.
Webs spun by F. coccinea consist of a horizontal sheet of non-sticky silk, with a tangle of stopping threads above. The stopping threads intercept flying prey and cause them to fall into the sheet below, where they are attacked by the spider.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Gen. Florinda O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2015-10-06
- ↑ Birkhofer K, Scheu S & Wise DH (2007) Small-scale spatial pattern of web-building spiders (Araneae) in Alfalfa: Relationship to disturbance from cutting, prey availability, and intraguild interactions. Environmental Entomology 36(4):801-810.
- ↑ Draney M.L. & D.J. Buckle (1995): Linyphiidae. In Spiders of North America: An Identification Manual (Ubick et al., eds.) American Arachnological Society (377 pp).
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