Biology:Misumenops nepenthicola
From HandWiki
Short description: Species of spider
Misumenops nepenthicola | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Thomisidae |
Genus: | Misumenops |
Species: | M. nepenthicola
|
Binomial name | |
Misumenops nepenthicola (Pocock, 1898)[1]
| |
Synonyms | |
Misumena nepenthicola |
Misumenops nepenthicola is a species of crab spiders. It lives inside the pitchers of a number of lowland Nepenthes pitcher plants in Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore. As such, it is classified as a nepenthephile. They are slow-moving spiders which do not actively hunt. Males and females both reach a length of 6 mm.
References
- ↑ Pocock, R.I. 1898. Spiders and pitcher plants. Nature 58: 274–275.
- Clarke, C. 1997. Nepenthes of Borneo. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu, p. 39.
Wikidata ☰ Q144240 entry