''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 Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area ...

. In

cotton Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus ''Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose, and can contain minor perce ...

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 China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. 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
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Name

The species name ''graminicola'' is

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for "dwelling in grass".

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q1058757 Linyphiidae Spiders of Asia Palearctic spiders Spiders described in 1830