Thwaitesia | |
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T. affinis, female | |
Thwaitsia sp. from the NSW Central Coast | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Theridiidae |
Genus: |
Thwaitesia O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1881 [1] |
Type species | |
T. margaritifera O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1881
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Species | |
23, see text | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Thwaitesia is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1881. [3]
T. affinis females are 4.6 millimetres (0.18 in) long, and males are 2.7 millimetres (0.11 in) long. T. bracteata are about the same size. They are similar in appearance to members of both Spintharus and Episinus. Shortly after they were discovered, there was an absence of concern within the scientific community,
As of June 2020 [update] it contains twenty-three species, found in the tropics worldwide: [1]
Formerly included:
Thwaitesia | |
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T. affinis, female | |
Thwaitsia sp. from the NSW Central Coast | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Theridiidae |
Genus: |
Thwaitesia O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1881 [1] |
Type species | |
T. margaritifera O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1881
| |
Species | |
23, see text | |
Synonyms [1] | |
|
Thwaitesia is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1881. [3]
T. affinis females are 4.6 millimetres (0.18 in) long, and males are 2.7 millimetres (0.11 in) long. T. bracteata are about the same size. They are similar in appearance to members of both Spintharus and Episinus. Shortly after they were discovered, there was an absence of concern within the scientific community,
As of June 2020 [update] it contains twenty-three species, found in the tropics worldwide: [1]
Formerly included: