Aphantaulax trifasciata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Gnaphosidae |
Genus: | Aphantaulax |
Species: | A. trifasciata
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Binomial name | |
Aphantaulax trifasciata (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872)
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Aphantaulax trifasciata is a species of ground spider in the genus Aphantaulax, family Gnaphosidae.[1][2]
Aphantaulax trifasciata can reach a length of 6–10 millimetres (0.24–0.39 in) in females, of 4–7 millimetres (0.16–0.28 in) in males.[4][5] The body is oblong-oval shaped, narrow and pointed at the back. The body color is black, with a broad transverse band of white hairs on the fore margin of abdomen, a second interrupted transverse band in the middle of the abdomen and a longitudinal white stripe on the cephalothorax. On the extremityof the abdomen sometimes there are two white spots. Legs are yellow-brown.[5][6]
This species is present in the Palearctic realm.[7] It is absent from Central Europe, Britain and Scandinavia.[8]
These spiders can be found under rocks and leaves, mainly on sea coasts or riverbanks.[5] They usually hunt at night.