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Frontinella

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Frontinella
Male bowl and doily spider(F. communis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Frontinella
F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902[1]
Type species
F. laeta
Species

9, see text

Frontinella is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1902.[2]

Species

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As of May 2019 it contains nine species and one subspecies, found in China, El Salvador, Mexico, and the United States:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Frontinella F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  2. ^ Pickard-Cambridge, F. O. (1902), "Arachnida - Araneida and Opiliones", Biologia Centrali-Americana, Zoology
  3. ^ "Genus Frontinella". BugGuide. Retrieved 2019-06-14.