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Paratheuma

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Paratheuma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Dictynidae
Genus: Paratheuma
Bryant, 1940[1]
Type species
P. insulana
(Banks, 1902)
Species

11, see text

Synonyms[1]

Paratheuma is a genus of cribellate araneomorph spiders in the family Dictynidae, and was first described by E. B. Bryant in 1940.[5] Originally placed with the ground spiders, it was transferred to the intertidal spiders in 1975,[6] and to the Dictynidae in 2016.[7]

Species

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As of August 2024 it contains twelve species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Paratheuma Bryant, 1940". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2024. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  2. ^ Platnick, N. I. (1977). "Notes on the spider genus Paratheuma Bryant (Arachnida, Araneae)". Journal of Arachnology. 3: 199.
  3. ^ Yaginuma, T. (1990). "A spider genus Litisedes Oi is synonymized with Paratheuma Bryant". Nankiseibutu. 32: 2.
  4. ^ Beatty, J. A.; Berry, J. W. (1988). "The spider genus Paratheuma (Araneae, Desidae)". Journal of Arachnology. 16: 48.
  5. ^ Bryant, E. B. (1940). "Cuban spiders in the Museum of Comparative Zoology". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 86: 247–532.
  6. ^ Roth, V. D.; Brown, W. L. (1975). "A new genus of Mexican intertidal zone spider (Desidae) with biological and behavioral notes". American Museum Novitates (2568): 2.
  7. ^ Zamani, A.; Marusik, Y. M.; Berry, J. W. (2016). "A new species of Paratheuma (Araneae: Dictynidae) from Southwestern Asia and transfer of the genus". Zoology in the Middle East. 62 (2): 178. doi:10.1080/09397140.2016.1173927. S2CID 87164738.