Argyrodes argyrodes

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Argyrodes argyrodes
Female from France
Female from Italy
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Argyrodes
Species:
A. argyrodes
Binomial name
Argyrodes argyrodes
Synonyms[2]
  • Linyphia argyrodes Walckenaer, 1841
  • Linyphia gibbosa Lucas, 1846
  • Argyrodes epeirae Simon, 1866
  • Argyrodes gibbosus Simon, 1873
  • Argyrodina argyrodes Strand, 1928
  • Conopistha argyrodes Exline, 1945
  • Argyrodes ammonia Denis, 1947

Argyrodes argyrodes is a species of spider in the family Theridiidae.[2]

Argyrodes argyrodes is found throughout the Mediterranean region and West Africa. It has been introduced to St. Helena, Seychelles, and Hawaii.[2]

In South Africa, this introduced species is recorded from the provinces Eastern Cape, Gauteng, and KwaZulu-Natal. Locations include Seekoeivlei, Roodeplaatdam Nature Reserve, Pretoria/Tshwane, Tswaing Nature Reserve, and Hluhluwe Nature Reserve.[3]

Description

Habitat and ecology

These spiders are kleptoparasites, usually found on the webs of other spiders. They steal prey from the webs of other spiders. Only a few spiders from this genus catch prey in their own webs.[3]

The species has been sampled at altitudes ranging from 1247 to 1303 m in South Africa.[3]

Conservation

Taxonomy

References

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