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Proelauna

Proelauna is a monotypic genus of African sheet weavers containing the single species, Proelauna humicola. It was first described by R. Jocqué in 1981, and has only been found in Malawi, Tanzania, and Angola.

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Proelauna
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Proelauna
Jocqué, 19811
Species:
P. humicola
Binomial name
Proelauna humicola
(Miller, 1970)

Proelauna is a monotypic genus of African sheet weavers containing the single species, Proelauna humicola. It was first described by R. Jocqué in 1981,2 and has only been found in Malawi, Tanzania, and Angola.1

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References

  1. "Gen. Proelauna Jocqué, 1981". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
  2. Jocqué, R. (1981). "Erigonid spiders from Malawi (Araneida, Linyphiidae)". Revue Zoologique Africaine. 95: 470–492.