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Araeoncus

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Araeoncus
A. humilis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Araeoncus
Simon, 1884[1]
Type species
A. humilis
(Blackwall, 1841)
Species

39, see text

Araeoncus is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884.[2] They closely resemble members of Diplocephalus; both genera have a uniquely shaped of the cephalothorax and a species-specific modification of the tibial apophysis of the pedipalp.[3]

Species

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As of May 2019 it contains thirty-nine species:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Araeoncus Simon, 1884". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
  2. ^ Simon, E. (1884). Les arachnides de France. Tome cinquième, deuxième et troisième partie.
  3. ^ IJland, S.; Helsdingen, P. J. van; Miller, J. (2012). "On some spiders from Gargano, Apulia, Italy". Nieuwsbrief SPINED. 32: 10.