Sihala (spider)
| Sihala | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Pholcidae |
| Genus: | Sihala Huber, 2011 |
| Type species | |
| Sihala ceylonicus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1869) | |
| Species | |
| Diversity | |
| 2 species | |
Sihala is a genus of cellar spiders in the family Pholcidae, containing two species.[1] The two species were once classified in to genus Pholcus, due to absence of bulb does not show the characteristic sclerites shown in bulb, and unusually small and simple procursus.[2]
Species
- Sihala alagarkoil Huber, 2011 — India
- Sihala ceylonicus (O. P.-Cambridge, 1869) — Sri Lanka, possibly Malaysia
References
- ↑ "Gen. Sihala Huber, 2011". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ "The pholcid spiders from Sri Lanka: redescription of Pholcus ceylonicus and description of a new genus" (PDF). Journal of Natural History. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
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