Aphileta

Aphileta is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by J. E. Hull in 1920.[2] As of May 2019 it contains only three species in the United States and Canada:[3] A. centrasiatica, A. microtarsa, and A. misera.[1]

Aphileta
A. misera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Aphileta
Hull, 1920[1]
Type species
A. misera
Species
  • A. centrasiatica Eskov, 1995 – Kazakhstan
  • A. microtarsa (Emerton, 1882) – USA
  • A. misera (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882) – North America, Europe, Russia (Europe to Far East)

See also

References
  1. "Gen. Aphileta Hull, 1920". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
  2. Hull, J. E. (1920). "The spider family Linyphiidae: an essay in taxonomy". Vasculum. 6: 7–11.
  3. "Genus Aphileta". BugGuide. Retrieved 2019-06-13.


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