Argennina
| Argennina unica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Dictynidae |
| Genus: | Argennina Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936[1] |
| Species: | A. unica |
| Binomial name | |
| Argennina unica Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936[1] | |
Argennina is a spider genus with a single species, Argennina unica,[1] found in the southern United States.[2] 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.[3][4]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Gen. Argennina unica Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
- ↑ 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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