Methesis
| Methesis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Corinnidae |
| Genus: | Simon, 1896[1] |
| Type species | |
| M. semirufa Simon, 1896 | |
| Species | |
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Methesis is a genus of South American corinnid sac spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1896.[2] Originally placed with the ground spiders, it was moved to Corinnidae in 1969.[3] As of April 2019 it contains only two species.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Gen. Methesis Simon, 1896". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
- ^ Simon, E. (1896). "Descriptions d'arachnides nouveaux de la famille des Clubionidae". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 40: 400–422. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.2026.
- ^ Reiskind, J. (1969). "The spider subfamily Castianeirinae of North and Central America (Araneae, Clubionidae)". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 138: 166.