Dysdera erythrina (Walckenaer, 1802)
(a woodlouse spider)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDysdera erythrina (a woodlouse spider)
FamilyDYSDERIDAE (woodlice spiders, woodlouse spiders)
OrderARANEAE (spiders)
ClassARACHNIDA (mites, spiders, false scorpions, harvestmen etc.)
SubphylumCHELICERATA (a subphylum of arthropods)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Dysdera erythrina (a woodlouse spider) :
1: Dysdera erythrina (a woodlouse spider)
25 Mar 2018 OSGR: SY77 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, in silken cell, under stone which was lying directly on the ground
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver background (2)Image 3: Female - epigyne - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - eyes and chelicerae - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - opisthosoma - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - ventral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - ventral view - enlarged - silver background (2)Image 9: Female - epigyne - dorsal (internal) view - microscope low magnificationImage 10: Female - epigyne - dorsal (internal) view - microscope low magnification (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() Řezáč, M., Arnedo, M.A., Opatova, V., Musilová, J., Řezáčová, V. & Král, J. 2018 Taxonomic revision and insights into the speciation mode of the spider Dysdera erythrina species-complex (Araneae : Dysderidae): sibling species with sympatric distributions Invertebrate Systematics Vol 32 (1): 10-54.

Dysdera erythrina (a woodlouse spider) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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