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Family: ANYPHAENIDAE Bertkau, 1878

ghost spiders

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Family Name Authority

Bertkau, P. 1878. Versuch einer naturlichen Anordnung der Spinnen, nebst Bemerkungenzueinzelnen Gattungen. Arch. Naturg. 44: 351-410.

Diagnosis

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Characters

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  • Legs: (Not yet recorded or unknown)
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  • Spinnerets: (Not yet recorded or unknown)

Distribution

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Natural History

Feeding Guild: foliage runners

(General natural history not yet recorded or unknown)

Feeding guild when noted defined by Uetz, G. W., J. Halaj, and A. B. Cady. 1999. Guild structure of spiders in major crops. Journal of Arachnology 27:270-280.

Nearctic Taxonomic/Species Richness

Number of Nearctic Species: 39 (as documented in the World Spider Catalog & includes introductions)

Nearctic/Palearctic Genera

# Genus Ref. Common Name
1 Anyphaena Sundevall, 1833
2 Arachosia O.P.-Cambridge, 1882
3 Hibana Brescovit, 1991
4 Lupettiana Brescovit, 1997
5 Pippuhana Brescovit, 1997
6 Wulfila O. P.-Cambridge, 1895

Nearctic/Palearctic Species Images

Disclaimer: every attempt is made to ensure these images are accurate. To contest an identification, contact David P. Shorthouse (dshorthouse(at)eol.org).

Additional Taxonomic and Natural History References

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