Argennina
| Argennina | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Dictynidae |
| Genus: | Argennina Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936 |
| Species: | A. unica |
| Binomial name | |
| Argennina unica Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936 | |
Argennina unica is a species of spider found in the southern United States, and the only species of the genus Argennina.[1] Individuals are around 5 mm (0.20 in) in body length. The carapace is a pale yellow brown, sparsely covered with short black hairs, and the abdomen is gray to pale yellow with fine pale hairs. The species was described in 1936 by Willis J. Gertsch and Stanley Mulaik, and is known from Texas.[2][3]
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References
- ↑ Species formerly included in Argennina are Tricholathys hansi and Iviella reclusa.
- ↑ Gertsch, W. J.; Mulaik, S. (1936). "Diagnoses of new southern Spiders". American Museum Novitates (851): 1–21.
- ↑ Chamberlin, R. V.; Gertsch, W. J. (1958). "The spider family Dictynidae in America north of Mexico". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 116: 1–152.
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