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Oecobius

Oecobius is a genus of spiders in the family Oecobiidae. Oecobius spiders have been sighted 36 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Oecobius includes 7 countries and 8 states in the United States. Oecobius is most often sighted indoors, and during the month of April.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Arachnida
  • Order: Araneae
  • Suborder: Araneomorphae
  • Family: Oecobiidae
  • Genus: Oecobius

Author

Pierre-Hippolyte Lucas, 1846

Sightings Overview

There have been 36 confirmed sightings of Oecobius, with the most recent sighting submitted on February 13, 2020 by Spider ID member lawafrica. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 36 sightings because of certain Oecobius sightings reporting incomplete data.

  • Web: 11% of the time, Oecobius spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 36)
  • Sex: 0 female and 6 male.
  • Environment: Oecobius has been sighted 6 times outdoors, and 30 times indoors.
  • Outdoors: Man-made structure (6).

Location and Range

Oecobius has been sighted in the following countries: Hong Kong, India, Italy, Mexico, Singapore, South Africa, United States.

Oecobius has also been sighted in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Texas.

Seasonality

Oecobius has been primarily sighted during the month of April.

  • January: 2
  • February: 3
  • March: 6
  • April: 12
  • May: 10
  • June: 1
  • July: 1
  • August:
  • September:
  • October: 1
  • November:
  • December:

Featured Pictures

Picture of Oecobius spp. - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
Picture of Oecobius spp. - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
Picture of Oecobius spp. - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
Picture of Oecobius spp. - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
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Picture of Oecobius spp. - Male - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
Picture of Oecobius spp. - Male - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
Picture of Oecobius spp. - Male - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
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