Castianeira descripta
(Red-spotted Ant-mimic)

Featured spider picture The spider species Castianeira descripta, commonly known as Red-spotted Ant-mimic, belongs to the genus Castianeira, in the family Corinnidae. Castianeira descripta spiders have been sighted 3 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Castianeira descripta includes 1 countries and 3 states in the United States. Castianeira descripta is most often sighted indoors, and during the month of March.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Corinnidae
Genus: Castianeira
Species: Castianeira descripta

Common Name (AAS)

Redspotted Antmimic

Other Common Names

Red-spotted Ant-mimic

Author

(Hentz, 1847)

Primary Colors

Sightings Overview

There have been 3 confirmed sightings of Castianeira descripta (Red-spotted Ant-mimic), with the most recent sighting submitted on August 3, 2019 by Spider ID member jordonsund. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 3 sightings because of certain Castianeira descripta sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: 0% of the time, Castianeira descripta spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 3)
Sex: 0 female and 0 male.
Environment: Castianeira descripta has been sighted 1 times outdoors, and 2 times indoors.
Outdoors: Under rock or debris (1).