Callobius claustrarius
| Callobius claustrarius | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Amaurobiidae |
| Genus: | Callobius |
| Species: | C. claustrarius |
| Binomial name | |
| Callobius claustrarius (Hahn, 1833) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Clubiona claustrarius | |
Males of the spider species Callobius claustrarius reach 8 mm, females about 11 mm. Head and legs are reddish brown, the abdomen is dark grey with an extended brown surface, dotted with lighter brown specks.
Adults can be found from autumn to spring.
This is a palearctic species. In Europe, it is found in mountainous regions, especially in old, moist forests under rocks. C. claustrarius is a rather rare species.
The subspecies C. claustrarius balcanicus (Drensky, 1940) is only found in Bulgaria.[1]
Footnotes
- ↑ Platnick 2008
References
- Platnick, Norman I. (2008): The world spider catalog, version 8.5. American Museum of Natural History.
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