Drapetisca

Drapetisca
D. socialis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Linyphiidae
Genus:	Drapetisca Menge, 1866[1]
Type species
D. socialis (Sundevall, 1833)
Species
4, see text

Drapetisca is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Anton Menge in 1866.[2] Females are 4 to 5 millimetres (0.16 to 0.20 in) long, and males are 3 to 4 millimetres (0.12 to 0.16 in) long. They are common on tree trunks from July to September, and they feed on insects and smaller spiders.[3]

Species

As of May 2019^[update] it contains four species:[1]

• Drapetisca alteranda Chamberlin, 1909 – USA
• Drapetisca bicruris Tu & Li, 2006 – China
• Drapetisca oteroana Gertsch, 1951 – USA
• Drapetisca socialis (Sundevall, 1833) (type) – Europe, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Central Asia, China, Japan

See also

• List of Linyphiidae species (A–H)

References

1. "Gen. Drapetisca Menge, 1866". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
2. Menge, A. (1866). "Preussische Spinnen. Erste Abtheilung". Schriften der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Danzig. 1: 1–152.
3. "Genus Drapetisca". BugGuide. Retrieved 2019-06-13.