Harpactea hombergi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Dysderidae |
| Genus: | Harpactea |
| Species: | H. hombergi
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| Binomial name | |
| Harpactea hombergi (Scopoli, 1763)[1]
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Harpactea hombergi is genus of spiders in the family Dysderidae. It is native to Europe.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]In 1763, Giovanni Antonio Scopoli described a spider under the name Aranea hombergii. In 1830, Charles Walckenaer transferred the species to the genus Dysdera as Dysdera hombergi.[1] In 1835, the genus name "Harpactes" was published for a taxon split off from Dysdera.[2][3] Authors such as Eugène Simon in 1893 used this genus name for H. hombergi,[4] but when published, Harpactes had already been used for a bird genus, so it was not available. In 1939, W. S. Bristowe published the replacement name Harpactea,[2][5] with this species becoming Harpactea hombergi.[1]
Description
[edit]Mature males of Harpactea hombergi have a body length of 5–6 mm (3⁄16–1⁄4 in), mature females 6–7 mm (1⁄4–9⁄32 in). The cephalothorax is dark brown, narrowing towards the front. The abdomen is greyish, forming a relatively narrow tube, particularly in males. It has been described as "sausage-shaped". The legs are pale brown with darker rings.[6][7]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Harpactea hombergi is widespread throughout Europe, including Britain, and has been described as "fairly common". In the daytime, it is found in a silken cell under bark, stones, and similar debris. It emerges at night to hunt a variety of invertebrates.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Taxon details Harpactea hombergi (Scopoli, 1763)", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2024-11-15
- ^ a b "Gen. Harpactea Bristowe, 1939", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2024-11-15
- ^ Templeton, R. (1835), "On the spiders of the genus Dysdera Latr. with the description of a new allied genus", The Zoological Journal, 5: 400–408
- ^ Simon, E. (1893), Histoire naturelle des araignées, vol. 1 (2nd ed.), Paris: Roret, doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973, p. 318
- ^ Bristowe, W.S. (1939), The comity of spiders, vol. 1, London: Ray Society, p. 5
- ^ a b Roberts, Michael J. (1995), Spiders of Britain & Northern Europe, London: HarperCollins, ISBN 978-0-00-219981-0, p. 95
- ^ Bee, Lawrence; Oxford, Geoff & Smith, Helen (2020), "Harpactea hombergi", Britain's Spiders A field guide (2nd ed.), Princeton University Press, p. 146, ISBN 978-0-691-20474-1