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Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Zoropsidae
Zoropsis
Zoropsis spinimana

Mediterranean Spiny False Wolf Spider

Zoropsis spinimana
Zoropsis spinimana
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Summary

Zoropsis spinimana is a spider species belonging to the family Zoropsidae.

Mediterranean Spiny False Wolf Spider

Zoropsis spinimana

Is Mediterranean Spiny False Wolf Spider harmful?

There is no data about harmful of this species. Don't forget to be careful.

Sientific classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Zoropsidae
Genus: Zoropsis

Distribution

It is distributed widely in the Mediterranean, but reaches into Russia, and was introduced to the United States, primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area, and the United Kingdom, primarily the London area.

Description

Males of Z. spinimana reach a length around 10 - 12 mm, while females are 15 - 18 mm long. This spider looks rather like a wolf spider, as its eyes are of the same configuration, but unlike wolf spiders, the eyes of Zoropsis spiders are more spread out along the front third of the cephalothorax. The front body (prosoma) is brownish with broad darker markings. The abdomen (opisthosoma) has median black markings. The legs are mainly a speckled brown color.

Description

Reproduction

Spiders of this species are sexually mature in autumn. The females lay eggs in spring, resting in a brood chamber on the cocoon.