Theoa

Theoa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Linyphiidae
Genus:	Theoa ; Saaristo, 1995
Type species
	T. tricaudata ; (Locket, 1982)
Species
	6, see text

Last updated November 12, 2025

Theoa is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by Michael I. Saaristo in 1995.^[2]

Species

As of May 2019^[update] it contains six species, found in Asia and on the Seychelles:^[1]

Theoa elegans Tanasevitch, 2014 – China, Thailand
Theoa hamata Tanasevitch, 2014 – Thailand, Laos, Indonesia (Sumatra)
Theoa longicrusa Tanasevitch, 2014 – Thailand
Theoa malaya Tanasevitch, 2017 – Malaysia (mainland)
Theoa tricaudata (Locket, 1982) (type) – Seychelles, Thailand, Malaysia (mainland)
Theoa vesica Zhao & Li, 2014 – China

References

1 2 "Gen. Theoa Saaristo, 1995". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2019-06-24.
↑ Saaristo, M. I. (1995). "Linyphiid spiders of the granitic islands of Seychelles (Araneae, Linyphiidae)". Phelsuma. 3: 41–52.

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[NMBE-1] 1 2 "Gen. Theoa Saaristo, 1995". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2019-06-24.

[Saar1995-2] Saaristo, M. I. (1995). "Linyphiid spiders of the granitic islands of Seychelles (Araneae, Linyphiidae)". Phelsuma. 3: 41–52.

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