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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: | Theridiidae |
Genus: |
Nesticodes Archer, 1950 [1] |
Species: | N. rufipes
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Binomial name | |
Nesticodes rufipes (
Lucas, 1846)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Nesticodes is a monotypic genus of comb-footed spiders containing only the red house spider [Nesticodes rufipes (Lucas, 1846)]. [1] It was first described by Allan Frost Archer in 1950, [2] and has a pantropical distribution due to ship and air travel. [3]
Nesticodes rufipes is a small red-bodied spider, venomous, but not harmful to humans. [3] They can be extremely common inside homes, building webs in dark corners and under furniture. They have been observed preying on insects such as mosquitoes, [4] flies, [5] and ants. [6]
Nesticodes | |
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Female with egg sac | |
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Male | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Theridiidae |
Genus: |
Nesticodes Archer, 1950 [1] |
Species: | N. rufipes
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Binomial name | |
Nesticodes rufipes (
Lucas, 1846)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Nesticodes is a monotypic genus of comb-footed spiders containing only the red house spider [Nesticodes rufipes (Lucas, 1846)]. [1] It was first described by Allan Frost Archer in 1950, [2] and has a pantropical distribution due to ship and air travel. [3]
Nesticodes rufipes is a small red-bodied spider, venomous, but not harmful to humans. [3] They can be extremely common inside homes, building webs in dark corners and under furniture. They have been observed preying on insects such as mosquitoes, [4] flies, [5] and ants. [6]