| Baalzebub | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Theridiosomatidae |
| Genus: | Baalzebub Coddington 1986 [1] |
| Type species | |
| B. baubo Coddington, 1986 | |
| Species | |
Baalzebub is a genus of ray spiders first described by Jonathan A. Coddington in 1986. [2] Spiders in this genus typically live in dark environments, like caves. [3]
As of March 2020 [update] it contains seven extant and one fossil species: [1]
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Oonopidae, also known as goblin spiders, is a family of spiders consisting of over 1,600 described species in about 113 genera worldwide, with total species diversity estimated at 2000 to 2500 species. The type genus of the family is OonopsKeyserling, 1835.
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Theridiosoma is a genus of ray spiders that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1879.
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Chthonopes is a genus of southeast Asian ray spiders that was first described by J. Wunderlich in 2011. As of June 2020 it contains three species, found in caves of Laos, but can likely also be found in India and China: C. cavernicola, C. jaegeri, and C. thakekensis. They have several adaptations for darker environments, including pale coloration, long legs, and reduced lenses.
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Epilineutes is a monotypic genus of South and Central American ray spiders containing the single species, Epilineutes globosus. The genus was first described by Jonathan A. Coddington in 1986. The single species was first described in 1896 under the name Andasta globosa, but has also been referred to as Theridiosoma globosum.
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Cuacuba is a genus of Brazilian ray spiders first described by P. H. Prete, I. Cizauskas & Antônio Domingos Brescovit in 2018. As of April 2019 it contains only two species.
"Baalzebub" at the Encyclopedia of Life
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