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Origanates

Origanates is a monotypic genus of North American dwarf spiders containing the single species, Origanates rostratus. It was first described by C. R. Crosby & S. C. Bishop in 1933, and has only been found in the United States.

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Origanates
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Origanates
Crosby & Bishop, 19331
Species:
O. rostratus
Binomial name
Origanates rostratus
(Emerton, 1882)

Origanates is a monotypic genus of North American dwarf spiders containing the single species, Origanates rostratus. It was first described by C. R. Crosby & S. C. Bishop in 1933,2 and has only been found in the United States.1

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References

  1. "Gen. Origanates Crosby & Bishop, 1933". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
  2. Crosby, C. R.; Bishop, S. C. (1933). "American spiders: Erigonae, males with cephalic pits". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 26: 105–172. doi:10.1093/aesa/26.1.105.