Hylyphantes graminicola

Hylyphantes graminicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Suborder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Linyphiidae
Genus:	Hylyphantes
Species:	H. graminicola
Binomial name
Hylyphantes graminicola (Sundevall, 1830)
Synonyms
Linyphia graminicola Theridion rubripes Micryphantes rubripes Argus graminicolis Erigone graminicola Neriene graminicola Erigone dentifera Tmeticus graminicolus Gongylidium deniferum Gongylidium graminicola Tmeticus graminicola Erigonidium graminicolum Erigone hua Erigonides graminicola Erigone orientalis Erigone tonkina Erigonidium graminicola Tmeticus yunnanensis

Hylyphantes graminicola is a small linyphiid spider with palaearctic distribution. It is one of the most important natural enemies of different pests in farmland and forests in Asia. In cotton fields, it was found to build a small web between clods of young plants, and to live on branches when the plant gets bigger. Up to 30 individuals per square meter were found in cotton fields of northern China. ^[1]

Name

The species name graminicola is Latin for "dwelling in grass".

References

1. ^ Tu, L. & Li, S. (2003). A review of the spider genus Hylyphantes (Araneae: Linyphiidae) from China. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 51(2):209-214. PDF