Biology:Paidiscura pallens

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Short description: Species of spider
Paidiscura pallens egg cocoons on oak leaf.jpg

Paidiscura pallens
Paidiscura pallens.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Paidiscura
Species:
P. pallens
Binomial name
Paidiscura pallens
(Blackwall, 1834)

Paidiscura pallens is a species of comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae. It is found in the Mediterranean, Middle East, the Caucasus and Great Britain.[1][2] Females of this species make distinctive white sputnik shaped egg cocoons, usually on oak leaves, and often remain nearby.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1760146 entry