Filistata is a genus of crevice weavers that was first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810.[2]

Filistata
Filistata insidiatrix
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Filistatidae
Genus: Filistata
Latreille, 1810[1]
Type species
F. insidiatrix
(Forsskål, 1775)
Species

14, see text

Species

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As of September 2022 it contains 14 species that occur mainly from Eurasia and the Canary Islands, with one species found in Cape Verde:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Filistata Latreille, 1810". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  2. ^ Latreille, P. A. (1810). Considérations générales sur l'ordre naturel des Animaux composant la classe des Crustaces, des Arachnides et des Insectes.