Sacarum

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Sacarum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Nesticidae
Genus: Sacarum
Esyunin & Efimik, 2022 [1]
Species:
S. nemkovi
Binomial name
Sacarum nemkovi
Esyunin & Efimik, 2022 [2]

Sacarum is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Nesticidae containing the single species, Sacarum nemkovi. [2]

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Distribution

Sacarum nemkovi has been recorded from Russia (Europe). [2]

Description

Only the female has been described. It has a body length of 2.4 mm. The carapace is roundish and brownish or greyish yellow. [1]

Etymology

The genus is named after the Latin name for the Scythians (Sacarum), who used to inhabit the Eurasian steppe regions known as Scythia. The species is named after entomologist Viktor A. Nemkov, who collected the holotype. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Esyunin, S. L.; Efimik, V. E. (2022). "Sacarum nemkovi gen. et sp. n. (Aranei: Nesticidae), from the steppe Cisurals, Russia". Arthropoda Selecta. 31: 246–250. doi:10.15298/arthsel.31.2.13.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Sacarum Esyunin & Efimik, 2022". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-20.


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