Proboscidula

Proboscidula is a genus of African comb-footed spiders that was first described by F. Miller in 1970.[2] As of June 2020 it contains two species, found in Africa: P. loricata and P. milleri.[1]

Proboscidula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Proboscidula
Miller, 1970[1]
Type species
P. loricata
Miller, 1970
Species
  • P. loricata Miller, 1970 – Angola
  • P. milleri Knoflach, 1995 – Rwanda

See also

References
  1. "Gen. Proboscidula Miller, 1970". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  2. Miller, F. (1970). "Spinnenarten der Unterfamilie Micryphantinae und der Familie Theridiidae aus Angola". Publicações Culturais da Companhia de Diamantes de Angola. 82: 75–166.

Further reading
  • Knoflach, B. (1995). "Two remarkable afromontane Theridiidae: Proboscidula milleri n. sp. and Robertus calidus n. sp. (Arachnida, Araneae)". Revue Suisse de Zoologie. 102: 979–988.
  • Levi, H. W. (1972). "Taxonomic-nomenclatural notes on misplaced theridiid spiders (Araneae: Theridiidae), with observations on Anelosimus". Transactions of the American Microscopical Society. 91: 533–538.
  • Miller, F. (1970). "Spinnenarten der Unterfamilie Micryphantinae und der Familie Theridiidae aus Angola". Publicações Culturais da Companhia de Diamantes de Angola. 82: 75–166.


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