Episinus
genus of arachnids
Episinus is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1809.
They can grow up to 5 millimetres (0.20 in) long.
Distribution
Spiders of this genus are found worldwide.
Life style
Episinus can be found at ground level between low vegetation, making a very simple H or Y-shaped web near ground level. Courtship takes place in summer. The egg-sac is white and spherical and has a coarse loop of silk around it.
Description
The body length is 6 mm. The carapace is slightly longer than it is wide, and the eye region is either roundly elevated or projects anteriorly. There is often a pair of horns between the anterior and posterior median eyes that feature silvery and sometimes reddish pigment.
The clypeus is low and flat, and it usually projects anteriorly.
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