Drapetisca alteranda is a spider in the family Linyphiidae.[1] It is found in the United States. This species can be found in leaves on the ground; however, it is most often found on the surface of various deciduous and coniferous trees.[2]

Drapetisca alteranda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Drapetisca
Species:
D. alteranda
Binomial name
Drapetisca alteranda

References edit

  1. ^ Bisby F.A.; Roskov Y.R.; Orrell T.M.; Nicolson D.; Paglinawan L.E.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.M.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  2. ^ Draney, Michael L.; Hegnet, Jennifer A.; Johnson, Ashley L.; Porter, Brooke C.; Justmann, Clarissa K.; Forsythe, Patrick S. (2014). "Microhabitat distribution of Drapetisca alteranda, a tree trunk specialist sheet web weaver (Araneae: Linyphiidae)". The Journal of Arachnology. 42 (2): 195–198. doi:10.1636/0161-8202-42.2.195. JSTOR 24365322. S2CID 85822757.