Castianeira variata
Castianeira variata is a species of spider in the family Corinnidae, found in North and Central America. The body length is typically 7 to 9 mm, the females being larger. Castianeira variata is similar in general appearance to C. longipalpus. The carapace dark reddish brown to nearly black with thin white hairs, darker on the sides.[1][2]
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| Castianeira variata on a white flower, Pryor, Oklahoma | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Corinnidae |
| Genus: | Castianeira |
| Species: | C. variata |
| Binomial name | |
| Castianeira variata Gertsch, 1942 | |
References
- New American spiders of the Clubionidae, W.J. Gertsch. 1942. The American Museum of Natural History; No. 1195.
- The Spider Subfamily Castianeirinae of North and Central America, J. Reiskind. 1969. Bull. Mus. of Comp. Zool. Vol 138: 163-325.
External links
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- Bugguide species info page Castianeira variata
- xpda, Photos from Earth Castianeira variata
- World Spider Catalog Castianeira variata
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