Phruronellus

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Phruronellus was a genus of North American araneomorph spiders first described by R. V. Chamberlin in 1921. [1] Originally placed with the Liocranidae, [1] it was moved to the Corinnidae in 2002, [2] and to the Phrurolithidae in 2014. [3]

As of 2024, the genus is a junior synonym of Scotinella Banks, 1911. [4]

Species

Species that have been placed in Phruronellus and were accepted in Scotinellaas of January 2024 include: [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Chamberlin, R. V. (1921). "A new genus and a new species of spiders in the group Phrurolitheae". The Canadian Entomologist. 53 (3): 69–70. doi:10.4039/Ent5369-3. S2CID   84513559.
  2. Bosselaers, J.; Jocqué, R. (2002). "Studies in Corinnidae: cladistic analysis of 38 corinnid and liocranid genera, and transfer of Phrurolithinae". Zoologica Scripta. 31 (3): 265. doi:10.1046/j.1463-6409.2002.00080.x. S2CID   83947168.
  3. Ramírez, M. J. (2014). "The morphology and phylogeny of dionychan spiders (Araneae: Araneomorphae)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 390: 343. doi:10.1206/821.1. hdl: 11336/18066 . S2CID   86146467.
  4. 1 2 "Gen. Scotinella Banks, 1911", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2025-01-29