| Protosintula | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Protosintula Tanasevitch, 20212 |
| Species: | P. tenebrosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Protosintula tenebrosus Tanasevitch, 20211
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Protosintula is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Linyphiidae containing the single species, Protosintula tenebrosus.1
The species is only known from one male, which was picked up by hand from under a stone near a building in Central Negev Desert, Israel. It has a body length of 2.2 mm.2
Distribution
Protosintula tenebrosus has only been recorded from Israel.1
Etymology
The genus is named for its similarity to genus Sintula while having a much simpler palp. The species name (from Latin "dark") refers to the body color.2
References
References
- "Gen. Protosintula Tanasevitch, 2021". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
- Tanasevitch, A. V. (2021). "A new genus and species of the spider family Linyphiidae (Aranei) from Israel". Arthropoda Selecta. 30: 573–576. doi:10.15298/arthsel.30.4.14.