Nesticodes
Nesticodes | |
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Nesticodes rufipes | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Theridiidae |
Genus: | Nesticodes Archer, 1950[1] |
Species: | N. rufipes |
Binomial name | |
Nesticodes rufipes (Lucas, 1846)[1] | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Species:
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Nesticodes is a genus of spiders in the family Theridiidae, with the sole species Nesticodes rufipes,[1] the red house spider.
Distribution
This species has a pantropical distribution,[1] having been spread around the world by trade.
Description
Nesticodes rufipes is a small red-bodied spider, non-venomous to humans.
- Female with egg sac
- Male
References
- Lucas, 1846 : Histoire naturelle des animaux articules. Exploration scientifique de l'Algerie pendant les annees 1840, 1841, 1842 publiee par ordre du Gouvernement et avec le concours d'une commission academique. Paris, Sciences physiques, Zoologie, vol. 1, p. 89-271.
- Archer, 1950 : A study of theridiid and mimetid spiders with descriptions of new genera and species. Alabama Museum of Natural History Paper, vol. 30, p. 1-40.
External links
- Nesticodes rufipes at Fauna Europaea
- "Nesticodes rufipes". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
- Nesticodes at Fauna Europaea
- "Nesticodes". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
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