Molione

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Molione
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Molione
Thorell, 1893 [1]
Type species
M. triacantha
Thorell, 1893
Species

6, see text

Molione is a genus of Asian comb-footed spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1893. [2]

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Species

As of May 2020 it contains six species, all found in Asia: [1]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "Gen. Molione Thorell, 1893". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  2. Thorell, T. (1893). "Novae species aranearum a Cel. Th. Workman in ins. Singapore collectae". Bullettino della Società Entomologica Italiana. 24 (3): 209–252.