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Helvidia

Helvidia is a monotypic genus of Sumatran comb-footed spiders containing the single species, Helvidia scabricula. It was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1890, and is found on Sumatra. Only males have ever been recorded.

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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Helvidia
Thorell, 18901
Species:
H. scabricula
Binomial name
Helvidia scabricula
Thorell, 1890

Helvidia is a monotypic genus of Sumatran comb-footed spiders containing the single species, Helvidia scabricula. It was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1890,2 and is found on Sumatra.1 Only males have ever been recorded.1

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References

  1. "Gen. Helvidia Thorell, 1890". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  2. Thorell, T. (1890). "Studi sui ragni Malesi e Papuani. IV, 1". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. 28: 5–421.