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Aphantaulax trifasciata

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

Aphantaulax trifasciata is a species of ground spider in the genus Aphantaulax, family Gnaphosidae.

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. 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.

This species is present in the palearctic ecozone. It is absent from Central Europe, Britain and Scandinavia.

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


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