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Malthonica

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Malthonica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Agelenidae
Genus: Malthonica
Simon, 1898[1]
Type species
M. lusitanica
Simon, 1898
Species

4, see text

Malthonica is a genus of funnel weavers first described by Eugène Simon in 1898.[2] Many of its species were transferred to Aterigena and Tegenaria in 2010.[3]

Species

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As of May 2024 it contains four species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Malthonica Simon, 1898". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  2. ^ Simon, E. (1898). Histoire naturelle des araignées. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.
  3. ^ Bolzern, Angelo; Hänggi, Ambros & Burckhardt, Daniel (2010). "Aterigena, a new genus of funnel-web spider, shedding some light on the Tegenaria-Malthonica problem (Araneae: Agelenidae)". Journal of Arachnology. 38 (2): 162–182. doi:10.1636/A09-78.1. S2CID 83969637.
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"Malthonica" at the Encyclopedia of Life