Cesonia rothi

Platnick & Shadab, 1980

ground spider

Cesonia rothi is a of ground spider in the Gnaphosidae, described by Platnick & Shadab in 1980. It is known from the United States. As a member of the Cesonia , it is presumed to share traits with such as Cesonia bilineata, including small body size, arboreal habits despite the "ground spider" , and potential on other spiders including spiderlings.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Cesonia rothi: /sɛˈsoʊ.ni.ə ˈrɔθ.aɪ/

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Identification

Specific diagnostic features for Cesonia rothi are not documented in available sources. The is distinguished from other Cesonia species by genitalic characters used in taxonomic descriptions, typical for spider . Within the , Cesonia bilineata is a better-known with two pale longitudinal stripes on the , but whether C. rothi shares this pattern is unknown.

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Distribution

United States. Distribution records indicate presence in North America with confirmed occurrences in the USA.

Similar Taxa

Cesonia bilineata in the same with documented ; C. bilineata is known to be arboreal, agile, and predate on other spiders including spiderlings of nursery web spiders, but whether C. rothi exhibits these is unknown.

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Taxonomic note

Cesonia rothi was described by Norman I. Platnick and Mohammad Umar Shadab in 1980. The Cesonia is part of the diverse ground spider Gnaphosidae, which contains over 2,000 described globally.