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Dysdera
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Dysdera is a genus of woodlouse hunting spiders that was first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1804. They originated from Central Asia to Central Europe.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassArachnida
  4. OrderAraneae
  5. FamilyDysderidae
Observations recorded32,156

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
83
With media
4
Family
Dysderidae
Collections
MCZ, MZLU, NMMNHS
Recorded in
United States, Italy, Croatia, United Kingdom, France, Netherlands, Greece, Lebanon

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Dysderidae
Image
Dysdera fg03.jpg
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Commons category
Dysdera
taxon name
Dysdera
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Dysdera
Commons gallery
Dysdera
taxon author citation
Latreille, 1804
taxonomic type
Dysdera erythrina
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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • Description
  • Diet
  • Mating
  • Distribution
  • Canary Islands
  • Species
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

Dysdera is a genus of woodlouse hunting spiders that was first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1804. They originated from Central Asia to Central Europe.

The family has gained many common names from their individual species, including the "European garden spider", the "slater-eating spider", the "sow-bug killer", the "woodlouse hunter", and the "woodlouse spider".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dysdera” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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