Uthina (spider)

Uthina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Pholcidae
Subfamily: Pholcinae
Genus: Uthina
Simon 1893
Type species
Uthina luzonica
Simon, 1893[1]

Uthina is a genus of Southeast Asian cellar spiders belonging to the subfamily Pholcinae, under the family Pholcidae.[2] Like some other cellar spiders, Uthina spiders only have six eyes. The males of this genus also bear long eyestalks.[3]

The genus contains two species:

See also

References

  1. "References for genus Uthina Simon, 1893". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
  2. Uthina at the Encyclopedia of Life
  3. Joseph K. H. Koh. "Leaf-Dwelling Daddy-Long-Leg, Uthina atrigularis Simon 1901". A Guide to Common Singapore Spiders. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
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