Plectembolus is a genus of Southeast Asian sheet weavers that was first described by Alfred Frank Millidge & A. Russell-Smith in 1992.[2]
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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: | Plectembolus Millidge & Russell-Smith, 1992[1] |
| Type species | |
| P. quadriflectus Millidge & Russell-Smith, 1992
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Species
editAs of May 2019[update] it contains five species, found in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and on the Sumatra:[1]
- Plectembolus biflectus Millidge & Russell-Smith, 1992 – Philippines
- Plectembolus quadriflectus Millidge & Russell-Smith, 1992 (type) – Malaysia (mainland), Indonesia (Sumatra)
- Plectembolus quinqueflectus Millidge & Russell-Smith, 1992 – Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra)
- Plectembolus similis Millidge & Russell-Smith, 1992 – Indonesia (Sumatra)
- Plectembolus triflectus Millidge & Russell-Smith, 1992 – Malaysia
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Gen. Plectembolus Millidge & Russell-Smith, 1992". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ Millidge, A. F.; Russell-Smith, A. (1992). "Linyphiidae from rain forests of Southeast Asia". Journal of Natural History. 26: 1367–1404. doi:10.1080/00222939200770771.