Drapetisca
{{Short description|Genus of spiders}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| taxon = Drapetisca
| image = Drapetisca_socialis_(Invisible_Spider)_-_Flickr_-_S._Rae.jpg
| image_caption = D. socialis
| authority = Menge, 1866
| type_species = D. socialis
| type_species_authority = (Sundevall, 1833)
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = 4, see text
}}
Drapetisca is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Anton Menge in 1866.{{cite journal| last=Menge| first=A.| year=1866| title=Preussische Spinnen. Erste Abtheilung.| journal=Schriften der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Danzig| pages=1–152| volume=1| author-link=Anton_Menge}} Females are {{convert|4|to|5|mm}} long, and males are {{convert|3|to|4|mm}} long. They are common on tree trunks from July to September, and they feed on insects and smaller spiders.{{cite web| title=Genus Drapetisca| publisher=BugGuide| access-date=2019-06-13| url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/41550}}
Species
{{as of|2019|05}} it contains four species:{{cite journal| title=Gen. Drapetisca Menge, 1866| website=World Spider Catalog Version 20.0| access-date=2019-06-13| year=2019| publisher=Natural History Museum Bern| url=http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/1270| doi=10.24436/2}}
- Drapetisca alteranda Chamberlin, 1909 – USA
- Drapetisca bicruris Tu & Li, 2006 – China
- Drapetisca oteroana Gertsch, 1951 – USA
- Drapetisca socialis (Sundevall, 1833) (type) – Europe, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Central Asia, China, Japan
See also
References
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