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Janula

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Janula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Janula
Strand, 1932[1]
Type species
J. bicornis
(Thorell, 1881)
Species

44, see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Monetoculus Wunderlich, 2008[2]

Janula is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Embrik Strand in 1932.[3] It is a senior synonym of Monetoculus.[2]

Species

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As of September 2022 it contains forty-four species, found in the Caribbean, South America, Asia, Panama, and Queensland:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2022). "Gen. Janula Strand, 1932". World Spider Catalog Version 23.5. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b Yoshida, H.; Koh, J. K. H. (2011). "Phoroncidia, Janula and a new genus Brunepisinus (Araneae: Theridiidae) from Brunei". Acta Arachnologica. 60 (2): 79. doi:10.2476/asjaa.60.75.
  3. ^ Strand, E. (1932). "Miscellanea nomenclatorica zoologica et palaeontologica, III, IV". Folia Zoologica et Hydrobiologica, Rigā. 4: 193–196.