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Catacercus

Catacercus is a monotypic genus of South American dwarf spiders containing the single species, Catacercus fuegianus. It was first described by Alfred Frank Millidge in 1985, and has only been found in Chile.

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Length
104 w
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Source
Catacercus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Catacercus
Millidge, 19851
Species:
C. fuegianus
Binomial name
Catacercus fuegianus
(Tullgren, 1901)

Catacercus is a monotypic genus of South American dwarf spiders containing the single species, Catacercus fuegianus. It was first described by Alfred Frank Millidge in 1985,2 and has only been found in Chile.1

References

References

  1. Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2019). "Gen. Catacercus Millidge, 1985". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
  2. Millidge, A. F. (1985). "Some linyphiid spiders from South America (Araneae, Linyphiidae)". American Museum Novitates (2836): 1–78.