Euryopis californica is a species of cobweb spider in the family Theridiidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico.[1][2][3][4] The species is a known predator of Veromessor pergandei ants.[5]
Euryopis californica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Theridiidae |
Genus: | Euryopis |
Species: | E. californica
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Binomial name | |
Euryopis californica Banks, 1904
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References
edit- ^ "Euryopis californica Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Euryopis californica". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Euryopis californica". NMBE World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Euryopis californica species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ Hale, Amanda; Bougie, Tierney; Henderson, Elisa; Sankovitz, Madison; West, Mari; Purcell, Jessica (July 2018). "Notes on hunting behavior of the spider Euryopis californica Banks, 1904 (Araneae: Theridiidae), a novel predator of Veromessor pergandei (Mayr, 1886) harvester ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 94 (3): 141–145. doi:10.3956/2018-94.3.141.