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Lathys

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Lathys
L. insulana, male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Dictynidae
Genus: Lathys
Simon, 1884[1]
Type species
L. humilis
(Blackwall, 1855)
Species

52, see text

Synonyms[1]

Lathys is a genus of cribellate araneomorph spiders in the family Dictynidae, and was first described by Eugène Simon in 1884.[3] It is a replacement name for "Lethia" Menge, 1869 because that name was already in use as a synonym for a genus of moths.[4]

Species

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As of May 2019 it contains fifty-two species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Lathys Simon, 1884". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  2. ^ a b Lehtinen, P. T. (1967). "Classification of the cribellate spiders and some allied families, with notes on the evolution of the suborder Araneomorpha". Annales Zoologici Fennici. 4: 213–217.
  3. ^ Simon, E. (1884). "Arachnides nouveaux d'Algérie". Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France. 9: 321–327.
  4. ^ Simon, E. (1911). "Catalogue raisonné des arachnides du nord de l'Afrique (1re partie)". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 79 (3): 265–332. doi:10.1080/21686351.1910.12279477.
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