Thanatus flavidus
Thanatus flavidus is a spider of the family Philodromidae and genus Thanatus that lives in Greece, Russia and Ukraine. It has been noted for hunting bedbugs.[2]
| Thanatus flavidus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Philodromidae |
| Genus: | Thanatus |
| Species: | T. flavidus |
| Binomial name | |
| Thanatus flavidus E. Simon, 1875[1] | |
See also
References
- Norman I. Platnick. "Thanatus flavidus". The World Spider Catalog. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
- "Medicine: Bedbug Hunters". Time. 1929-09-09. Archived from the original on 2009-04-06. Original version, while available, requires subscription, archived copy does not. (Thanatus is misspelled Thanatos in the article.)
- Lorando, N. T. (1929). "A biological method of destroying bedbugs". Scientific Monthly. 29 (3): 265–68. Bibcode:1929SciMo..29..265L.
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