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Cnephalocotes

Cnephalocotes is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. As of May 2021 it contains four species:C. ferrugineus, C. obscurus, C. simpliciceps and C. tristis.

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Cnephalocotes
Cnephalocotes obscurus figure 212
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Cnephalocotes
Simon, 18841
Type species
C. obscurus
(Blackwall, 1834)
Species
  • C. ferrugineus Seo, 2018 – Korea
  • C. obscurus (Blackwall, 1834) – Canada, Europe, Russia (Europe to Far East)
  • C. simpliciceps Simon, 1900 – Hawaii
  • C. tristis Denis, 1954 – France

Cnephalocotes is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884.2 As of May 2021 it contains four species:C. ferrugineus, C. obscurus, C. simpliciceps and C. tristis.1

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References

  1. "Gen. Cnephalocotes Simon, 1884". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
  2. Simon, E. (1884). Les arachnides de France. Tome cinquième, deuxième et troisième partie.