| Rothaeina | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Cybaeidae |
| Genus: | Rothaeina Bennett, 20231 |
| Type species | |
| Cybaeina sequoia Roth, 1952
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Rothaeina is a genus of spiders in the family Cybaeidae.2
Distribution
Rothaeina is known from the western United States (California, Oregon).2
Etymology
The genus name is a combination of arachnologist Vincent Daniel Roth (1924-1997) and the related genus Cybaeina, honoring Roth's lifelong interest in Nearctic Cybaeinae spiders.1 Roth is also the original describer of R. sequoia (as Cybaeina sequoia).2
R. beaudini is named after Robb Bennett's son Beaudin A. Bennett (born 1985). R. jamesi honors Blues guitarist Elmore James (1918-1963). R. mackinleyi honors blues singer McKinley "Muddy Waters" Morganfield (1913-1983). R. petersoni is named after Canadian artist Ronald Alexander Miles Peterson.1
Species
As of October 2025, this genus includes five species:2
- Rothaeina beaudini Bennett, 2023 – United States
- Rothaeina jamesi Bennett, 2023 – United States
- Rothaeina mackinleyi Bennett, 2023 – United States
- Rothaeina petersoni Bennett, 2023 – United States
- Rothaeina sequoia (Roth, 1952) – United States (type species)
References
References
- Bennett, R.; Copley, C. (2023). "Revision of the western Nearctic spider genus Cybaeina including the description of Neocybaeina gen. nov. and Rothaeina gen. nov. (Araneae: Cybaeidae: Cybaeinae)". Zootaxa. 5318 (1): 97–120. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5318.1.5. PMID 37518395.
- "Gen. Rothaeina Bennett, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-27.