''Cryptachaea veruculata'' is a spider native to

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and

New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...

. It has been introduced into

England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...

and

Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...

.Platnick 2009Yeates & Williams 2006 The species has potential to control spider mites and leafroller caterpillars in New Zealand.

Description

Females reach a body size of about 4 mm, males only about 1.5 mm. They sometimes build small webs in flowers and green vegetation, but will also build webs in corners of the outer walls of buildings.

Taxonomy

This species was moved from genus '' Achaearanea'' in 2008.

Name

Common names include Diamond Comb-footed Spider. In New Zealand, it is also known as just "cobweb spider".

Gallery

File:Cryptachaea veruculata (10388937144).jpg

Notes

References

* Yeates, G.W. & Williams, P.A. (2006): Export of Plant and Animal Species from an Insular Biota. in: Biological Invasions in New Zealand. — * Platnick, Norman I. (2009)
The world spider catalog
version 9.5. ''American Museum of Natural History''.

External links

* Find-a-spider Guide

* Brisbane Insects

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2177551 Theridiidae Spiders of Australia Spiders of New Zealand Spiders of Europe Spiders described in 1885