Maso (spider)

Maso is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884.[2]

Maso
M sundevalli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Maso
Simon, 1884[1]
Type species
M. sundevalli
(Westring, 1851)
Species

7, see text

Species

As of May 2019 it contains seven species:[1]

  • Maso alticeps (Emerton, 1909) – USA
  • Maso douro Bosmans & Cardoso, 2010 – Portugal
  • Maso gallicus Simon, 1894 – Europe, Algeria to Azerbaijan
  • Maso krakatauensis Bristowe, 1931 – Indonesia (Krakatau)
  • Maso navajo Chamberlin, 1949 – USA
  • Maso politus Banks, 1896 – USA
  • Maso sundevalli (Westring, 1851) (type) – North America, Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), China, Mongolia, Japan
Male spider of species Maso sundevalli, seen from top.

See also

References

  1. "Gen. Maso Simon, 1884". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
  2. Simon, E. (1884). Les arachnides de France. Tome cinquième, deuxième et troisième partie.


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