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Antistea

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Antistea
Antistea elegans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Hahniidae
Genus: Antistea
Simon, 1898[1]
Type species
A. elegans
(Blackwall, 1841)
Species

Antistea is a genus of dwarf sheet spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1898.[2] As of May 2019 it contains only two species: A. brunnea and A. elegans. Combined, they have a Holarctic distribution, one Palearctic and the other Nearctic.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Antistea Simon, 1898". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
  2. ^ Simon, E (1898). Histoire naturelle des araignées. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.