Epilineutes

Epilineutes is a monotypic genus of South and Central American ray spiders containing the single species, Epilineutes globosus. The genus was first described by Jonathan A. Coddington in 1986.[2] The single species was first described in 1896 under the name Andasta globosa,[3] but has also been referred to as Theridiosoma globosum.[4][5]

Epilineutes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiosomatidae
Genus: Epilineutes
Coddington, 1986[1]
Species:
E. globosus
Binomial name
Epilineutes globosus

It has been found in Brazil and Mexico.[1]

See also

References
  1. Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2020). "Gen. Epilineutes Coddington, 1986". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  2. Coddington, J. A. (1986). "The genera of the spider family Theridiosomatidae". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 422 (422): 1–96. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.422.
  3. Pickard-Cambridge, O. (1896), "Arachnida. Araneida", Biologia Centrali-Americana, Zoology, p. 192
  4. Archer, A. F. (1953). "Studies in the orbweaving spiders (Argiopidae)". American Museum Novitates. 1622: 11.
  5. Pickard-Cambridge, F. O. (1902), "Arachnida - Araneida and Opiliones", Biologia Centrali-Americana, Zoology, p. 414


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