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Hammock Spider (Pityohyphantes costatus)

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Pityohyphantes costatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Pityohyphantes
Species:
P. costatus
Binomial name
Pityohyphantes costatus
(Hentz, 1850)

Pityohyphantes costatus, the hammock spider, is a species of sheetweb spider in the family Linyphiidae. It is found in the United States.[1][2][3][4] Its name comes from its webs resembling hammocks.

Subspecies

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These two subspecies belong to the species Pityohyphantes costatus:

  • (Pityohyphantes costatus costatus) (Hentz, 1850)
  • Pityohyphantes costatus annulipes (Banks, 1892)

References

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  1. ^ "Pityohyphantes costatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ "Pityohyphantes costatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. ^ "Pityohyphantes costatus". NMBE World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2019-09-25.