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Simplicistilus

Simplicistilus is a monotypic genus of African sheet weavers containing the single species, Simplicistilus tanuekes. It was first described by G. H. Locket in 1968, and has only been found in Central Africa.

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Simplicistilus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Simplicistilus
Locket, 19681
Species:
S. tanuekes
Binomial name
Simplicistilus tanuekes
Locket, 1968

Simplicistilus is a monotypic genus of African sheet weavers containing the single species, Simplicistilus tanuekes. It was first described by G. H. Locket in 1968,2 and has only been found in Central Africa.1

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References

  1. "Gen. Simplicistilus Locket, 1968". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  2. Locket, G. H. (1968). "Spiders of the family Linyphiidae from Angola". Publicações Culturais da Companhia de Diamantes de Angola. 71: 61–144.