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The blacktailed red sheetweaver (''Florinda coccinea''), also known as red grass spider, is a species of dwarf spider. It is the only species in the
''F. coccinea'' are bright red in color, with a black caudal tubercle. Adults typically grow to long, with females growing slightly larger than males. They have two rows of eyes; two on the top row and six procurved on the bottom.
Webs spun by ''F. coccinea'' consist of a horizontal sheet of non-sticky silk, and a tangle of stopping threads above. The stopping threads intercept flying prey and cause them to fall into the sheet below, where they are attacked by the spider.
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...
genus
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''Florinda''. It was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge
Octavius Pickard-Cambridge FRS (3 November 1828 – 9 March 1917) was an English clergyman and zoologist. He was a keen arachnologist who described and named more than 900 species of spider.
Life and work
Pickard-Cambridge was born in Bl ...
in 1896, and has only been found in Mexico, the West Indies
The West Indies is a subregion of North America, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea that includes 13 independent island countries and 18 dependencies and other territories in three major archipelagos: the Great ...
, and the United States. It is common in the southeastern United States, inhabiting grasslands, lawns, and agricultural fields.
Description
''F. coccinea'' are bright red in color, with a black caudal tubercle. Adults typically grow to long, with females growing slightly larger than males. They have two rows of eyes; two on the top row and six procurved on the bottom.
Webs spun by ''F. coccinea'' consist of a horizontal sheet of non-sticky silk, and a tangle of stopping threads above. The stopping threads intercept flying prey and cause them to fall into the sheet below, where they are attacked by the spider.
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{{Taxonbar, from1=Q14628094, from2=Q1304033 Linyphiidae Taxa named by Nicholas Marcellus Hentz Spiders of North America Spiders of the Caribbean Arthropods of the Dominican Republic