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Phanetta

Phanetta is a monotypic genus of North American dwarf spiders containing the single species, Phanetta subterranea. It was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1886, and has only been found in the United States.

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Phanetta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Phanetta
Keyserling, 18861
Species:
P. subterranea
Binomial name
Phanetta subterranea
(Emerton, 1875)

Phanetta is a monotypic genus of North American dwarf spiders containing the single species, Phanetta subterranea. It was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1886,2 and has only been found in the United States.1

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References

  1. "Gen. Phanetta Keyserling, 1886". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
  2. Keyserling, E. (1886). Die Spinnen Amerikas. Theridiidae.