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Eresus sandaliatus is a species of spider found primarily in northern and central Europe. Like other species of the genus Eresus, it is commonly called ladybird spider because of the coloration of the male. E. sandaliatus is one of the three species into which Eresus cinnaberinus or Eresus niger has been divided. [1]
Eresus, also called ladybird spiders, [2] is a genus of velvet spiders (family Eresidae) that was first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1805. [3] Members of the genus formerly called Eresus cinnaberinus or Eresus niger are now placed in one of three species: Eresus kollari , Eresus sandaliatus and Eresus moravicus .
Eresus kollari, the ladybird spider, [2] is a spider species in the family Eresidae. [1] It was first described by Walckenaer in 1802, though it was misidentified. It was later correctly described by Rossi in 1846. It is one of the three species into which Eresus cinnaberinus or Eresus niger has been divided. [3] It is thought to be endangered.
The ladybird mimic spider has evolved to mimic the appearance of the ladybird. These spiders have bright red or orange bodies with black spots. Their body shape also mimics the ladybird, round. To take its mimicry even further, the ladybird mimic spider will move its legs in the same way that a ladybird does.
Ladybird species vary in dietary specificity. An example of a specialist species is those of the genus Stethorus, which feed on spider mites. Aphid-eaters tend to be generalist; they have a high voracity and can multiply quickly in response to outbreaks, and switch to other prey when the ephemeral aphids become scarce.
Eresus walckenaerius is a species of ladybird spider from the eastern Mediterranean. Description
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Loureedia annulipes, male.. Velvet spiders (family Eresidae) are a small group (about 100 species in 9 genera [1]) of spiders almost entirely limited to the Old World, with the exception of one species known from Brazil.