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Chrosiothes

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Chrosiothes
Temporal range: Neogene– Present
female C. niteroi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Chrosiothes
Simon, 1894[1]
Type species
C. silvaticus
Simon, 1894
Species

27, see text

Synonyms[1]

Chrosiothes is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1894.[3] It is considered a senior synonym of Theridiotis.[2]

They have thick legs and two minute setae in place of a colulus. Males are noticeably smaller than females. Females of C. jamaicensis are about 2.9 millimetres (0.11 in) long, while males are only about 1.6 millimetres (0.063 in).

They are closely related to members of Episinus, Spintharus, Thwaitesia and Anelosimus.

Species

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As of May 2020 it contains twenty-seven species that occurs almost exclusively in the New World from the United States to Brazil, with one species found in China, Korea and Japan, and two species endemic to Taiwan:[1]

Formerly included:

  • C. australis (Simon, 1896) (Transferred to Episinus)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2020). "Gen. Chrosiothes Simon, 1894". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  2. ^ a b Levi, H. W.; Levi, L. R. (1962). "The genera of the spider family Theridiidae". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 127: 30.
  3. ^ Simon, E (1894). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris: Roret. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.

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