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Lucrinus

Lucrinus is a monotypic genus of African dwarf spiders containing the single species, Lucrinus putus. It was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1904, and has only been found in South Africa.

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Lucrinus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Lucrinus
O. Pickard-Cambridge, 19041
Species:
L. putus
Binomial name
Lucrinus putus

Lucrinus is a monotypic genus of African dwarf spiders containing the single species, Lucrinus putus. It was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1904,2 and has only been found in South Africa.1

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References

  1. "Gen. Lucrinus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1904". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
  2. Pickard-Cambridge, O. (1904). "Descriptions of some new species and characters of three new genera, of Araneidea from South Africa". Annals of the South African Museum. 3: 143–165.