Drapetisca
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| Drapetisca | |
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| D. socialis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Drapetisca Menge, 1866[1] |
| Type species | |
| D. socialis (Sundevall, 1833) | |
| Species | |
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Drapetisca is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Anton Menge in 1866.[2] Females are 4 to 5 millimetres (0.16 to 0.20 in) long, and males are 3 to 4 millimetres (0.12 to 0.16 in) long. They are common on tree trunks from July to September, and they feed on insects and smaller spiders.[3]