Arctenus is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Ctenidae. It was first described by Polotow & Jocqué in 2014.[2] As of 2023[update], it contains only one species, Arctenus taitensis, from Kenya.[1]
| Arctenus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Ctenidae |
| Genus: | Arctenus Polotow & Jocqué, 2014 |
| Species: | A. taitensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Arctenus taitensis Polotow & Jocqué, 2014[1]
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References
edit- ^ a b "Gen. Arctenus Polotow & Jocqué, 2014". World Spider Catalog Version 24. Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ Polotow, D.; Jocqué, R. (2014). "The new spider genus Arctenus, an afrotropical representative of the Calocteninae (Araneae: Ctenidae)". Journal of Arachnology. 42 (3): 240–247. doi:10.1636/0161-8202-42.3.240.