Ostearius melanopygius (O.Pickard-Cambridge, 1880) is a animal in the Linyphiidae family, order Araneae, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Ostearius melanopygius (O.Pickard-Cambridge, 1880)

Ostearius melanopygius (O.Pickard-Cambridge, 1880)

Ostearius melanopygius is a species of sheetweb spider in the family Linyphiidae with a wide distribution, and has been introduced into Europe.

Family
Genus
Ostearius
Order
Araneae
Class
Arachnida

About Ostearius melanopygius (O.Pickard-Cambridge, 1880)

Ostearius melanopygius is a species of sheetweb spider that belongs to the family Linyphiidae. Its native range covers South America, and extends from the Canary Islands through Egypt and Turkey to South Africa, China, and New Zealand. This species has also been introduced into Europe.

Photo: (c) Cecile Roux, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Cecile Roux · cc-by-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Arachnida Araneae Linyphiidae Ostearius

More from Linyphiidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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