Biology:Hylyphantes graminicola

Short description: Species of spider

Hylyphantes graminicola
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Linyphiidae
Genus:	Hylyphantes
Species:	H. graminicola
Binomial name
Hylyphantes graminicola (Sundevall, 1830)
Synonyms
Linyphia graminicola Theridion rubripes Micryphantes rubripes Argus graminicolis Erigone graminicola Neriene graminicola Erigone dentifera Tmeticus graminicolus Gongylidium deniferum Gongylidium graminicola Tmeticus graminicola Erigonidium graminicolum Erigone hua Erigonides graminicola Erigone orientalis Erigone tonkina Erigonidium graminicola Tmeticus yunnanensis

Hylyphantes graminicola is a small linyphiid spider with palaearctic distribution. It is one of the most important natural enemies of different pests in farmland and forests in Asia. In cotton fields, it was found to build a small web between clods of young plants, and to live on branches when the plant gets bigger. Up to 30 individuals per square meter were found in cotton fields of northern China .

Name

The species name graminicola is Latin for "dwelling in grass".

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1058757 entry