| Agroeca brunnea | |
|---|---|
| |
| A. brunnea, adult male | |
| |
| A. brunnea, adult female | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Liocranidae |
| Genus: | Agroeca |
| Species: | A. brunnea |
| Binomial name | |
| Agroeca brunnea Blackwall, 1833 | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Agroeca brunnea is a species of spider in the family Liocranidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm and was first described by John Blackwall in 1833.
The distinctive egg sacs are known colloquially as 'fairy lamps' and the spider itself is sometimes called the 'fairy lamp spider'.
Gallery
-
Male pedipalp
-
Adult male
-
Egg sac
References
- Platnick, Norman I. (10 December 2011). "Fam. Liocranidae". The World Spider Catalog, Version 12.5. New York, NY, USA: American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- Wolff, Jonas O.; Gorb, Stanislav N. (2012-09-01). "Comparative morphology of pretarsal scopulae in eleven spider families". Arthropod Structure & Development. 41 (5): 419–433. doi:10.1016/j.asd.2012.04.004. ISSN 1467-8039.
- "Agroeca brunnea (Blackwall, 1833) | ArachnoPhoto". www.arachnophoto.com. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
| Taxon identifiers | |
|---|---|
| Agroeca brunnea |
|
This Corinnidae-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |