Phylloneta impressa (L.Koch, 1881) is a animal in the Theridiidae family, order Araneae, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Phylloneta impressa (L.Koch, 1881)

Phylloneta impressa (L.Koch, 1881)

Phylloneta impressa is a small Holarctic spider, visually similar to P. sisyphia, common in south and central England.

Family
Genus
Phylloneta
Order
Araneae
Class
Arachnida

About Phylloneta impressa (L.Koch, 1881)

Males of Phylloneta impressa have a body length of 2.5–5.5 mm, while females have a body length of 3.5–5.5 mm. This species is very similar to Phylloneta sisyphia. Its prosoma is reddish yellow, with a broad brown-black margin and a median stripe. The sternum is reddish yellow with a dark margin, the chelicerae are reddish yellow, and the legs are reddish yellow and annulated with brown. The opisthosoma is yellowish or reddish, marked with a dark brown pattern made up of spots on its back. Phylloneta impressa has a Holarctic distribution. It is widespread across western Europe, but has not been recorded in Iceland. In Britain, it is common in southern and central England, and becomes scarcer or entirely absent further west and north.

Photo: (c) Ferran Turmo Gort, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Arachnida Araneae Theridiidae Phylloneta

More from Theridiidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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