| Hewittia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Thomisidae |
| Genus: | Hewittia Lessert, 1928 [1] |
| Species: | H. gracilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hewittia gracilis Lessert, 1928 | |
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