Nemoscolus
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| Nemoscolus | |
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| Female N. vigintipunctatus | |
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| Female N. obscurus on stone nest | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Nemoscolus Simon, 1895[1] |
| Type species | |
| N. laurae (Simon, 1868) | |
| Species | |
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15, see text | |
Nemoscolus is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895.[2]
stone nest of N. tubicola
female N. tubicola on nest
stone nest of N. obscurus
nest of N. laurae
Nemoscolus species are orb-web spiders that make a stone nest in the centre of the orb-web. The webs are usually constructed in grass and lack a stabilimentum.[3]
A small conical or helicoid retreat is made of material such as soil particles, silk and vegetable matter. The opening of the tube is positioned in the centre of the horizontal orb-web, and the conical tube serves as both a retreat and a repository for eggs. The spider sits in the entrance of the web waiting for prey.[3]
Prey typically consists of jumping insects such as second-instar locusts.[3]
