Castianeira longipalpa

This ant mimic spider species in the family Corinnidae[1][2][3][4] can be dark grey, brown or black with numerious transverse bands on their abdomen. Females are 7-9mm long and males are 5.5-6mm long. They are fast runners, often active during the day, living on the ground and among leaves or under rocks and other debris in prairies, deciduous forests, shrubby areas, and wooded sand dunes.[5] They are the most widespread member of the genus Castianeira in the United States and Canada[6] [7]

Castianeira longipalpa
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Corinnidae
Genus: Castianeira
Species:
C. longipalpa
Binomial name
Castianeira longipalpa
(Hentz, 1847)

References
  1. "Castianeira longipalpa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  2. "Castianeira longipalpa species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  3. "Castianeira longipalpa". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  4. "Castianeira longipalpa Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  5. Bradley, Richard A. Common Spiders of North America. University of CaliforniaPress. p. 106, plate 40. ISBN 9780520274884.
  6. "NMBE World Spider Catalog, Castianeira longipalpa". Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  7. "Long-Palped Ant Mimic Sac Spider Map". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
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