Rugathodes
| Rugathodes | |
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| Rugathodes sexpunctatus female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Theridiidae |
| Genus: | Rugathodes Archer, 1950 |
| Species | |
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See text. | |
| Diversity | |
| 8 species | |
Rugathodes is a genus of theridiid spiders. They have a mainly paleotropical distribution, but R. acoreensis and R. pico are endemic to the Azores, and R. aurantius is holarctic. R. sexpunctatus is found in North America as well as Russia.
R. aurantius and R. sexpunctatus are sister species. The genera Theridion and Wamba are closely related.[1]
Species
- Rugathodes acoreensis Wunderlich, 1992 (Azores)
- Rugathodes aurantius (Emerton, 1915) (Holarctic)
- Rugathodes bellicosus (Simon, 1873) (Europe, Russia)
- Rugathodes instabilis (O. P.-Cambridge, 1871) (Europe, Russia, Ukraine)
- Rugathodes madeirensis Wunderlich, 1987 (Madeira)
- Rugathodes nigrolimbatus (Yaginuma, 1972) (Japan)
- Rugathodes pico (Merrett & Ashmole, 1989) (Azores)
- Rugathodes sexpunctatus (Emerton, 1882) (USA, Canada, Alaska, Russia)
References
- ↑ Stiles, G.J. & Coyle, F.A. (2001). Habitat distribution and life history of species in the spider genera Theridion, Rugathodes, and Wamba in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Araneae, Theridiidae). Journal of Arachnology 29(3):396-412. PDF
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