Uthina (spider)
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Pholcidae |
Genus: | Uthina Simon 1893 |
Type species | |
Uthina luzonica Simon, 1893[1]
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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:
- Uthina atrigularis Simon, 1901 — Singapore
- Uthina luzonica Simon, 1893 — Singapore, Philippines
See also
References
- ^ "References for genus Uthina Simon, 1893". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
- ^ "Uthina" at the Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Joseph K. H. Koh. "Leaf-Dwelling Daddy-Long-Leg, Uthina atrigularis Simon 1901". A Guide to Common Singapore Spiders. Retrieved May 12, 2011.