Catacercus is a monotypic genus of South American dwarf spiders containing the single species, Catacercus fuegianus. It was first described by Alfred Frank Millidge in 1985,[2] and has only been found in Chile.[1]
| Catacercus | |
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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: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Catacercus Millidge, 1985[1] |
| Species: | C. fuegianus
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| Binomial name | |
| Catacercus fuegianus (Tullgren, 1901)
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2019). "Gen. Catacercus Millidge, 1985". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
- ^ Millidge, A. F. (1985). "Some linyphiid spiders from South America (Araneae, Linyphiidae)". American Museum Novitates. 2836: 1–78.