Aphantaulax trifasciata

Aphantaulax trifasciata is a species of ground spider in the genus Aphantaulax, family Gnaphosidae.[1][2]

Aphantaulax trifasciata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Aphantaulax
Species:
A. trifasciata
Binomial name
Aphantaulax trifasciata
Synonyms
  • Aphantaulax seminigra (Simon, 1878)
  • Micaria trifasciata (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872)

Subspecies
  • Aphantaulax trifasciata trifasciata (O. P.-Cambridge, 1872) (Palearctic)
  • Aphantaulax trifasciata trimaculata Simon, 1878 (France)

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Description

Aphantaulax trifasciata can reach a length of 6–10 millimetres (0.24–0.39 in) in females, of 4–7 millimetres (0.16–0.28 in) in males.[4][5] The body is oblong-oval shaped, narrow and pointed at the back. The body color is black, with a broad transverse band of white hairs on the fore margin of abdomen, a second interrupted transverse band in the middle of the abdomen and a longitudinal white stripe on the cephalothorax. On the extremityof the abdomen sometimes there are two white spots. Legs are yellow-brown.[5][6]

Distribution

This species is present in the Palearctic realm.[7] It is absent from Central Europe, Britain and Scandinavia.[8]

Habitat

These spiders can be found under rocks and leaves, mainly on sea coasts or riverbanks.[5] They usually hunt at night.

Bibliography
  • Hu, J. L. & Wu, W. G. (1989). Spiders from agricultural regions of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Shandong University Publishing House, Jinan, 435 pp.
  • Kamura, T. (2009). Trochanteriidae, Gnaphosidae, Prodidomidae, Corinnidae. In: Ono, H. (ed.) The Spiders of Japan with keys to the families and genera and illustrations of the species. Tokai University Press, Kanagawa, pp. 482–500, 551-557
  • Levy, G. (2002). Spiders of the genera Micaria and Aphantaulax (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) from Israel. Israel Journal of Zoology 48: 111-134.
  • Murphy, J. (2007). Gnaphosid genera of the world. British Arachnological Society, St Neots, Cambs 1, i-xii, 1-92; 2:i-11, 93-605
  • Roberts, M. J. (1995). Collins Field Guide: Spiders of Britain & Northern Europe. HarperCollins, London, 383 pp.

References
  1. Catalogue of life
  2. Norman I. Platnick The World Spider Catalog
  3. Biolib
  4. Pavouci
  5. Araneae.unibe
  6. Cambridge, O. P.-. (1872a) General list of the spiders of Palestine and Syria, with descriptions of numerous new species, and characters of two new genera. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1871: 212-354.
  7. Fauna europaea
  8. Rok KOSTANJŠEK A contribution to the Slovenian spider fauna


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