Biology:Beatitas

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Beatitas is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Phrurolithidae containing the single species, Beatitas octomaculatus.[1]

Distribution

Beatitas octomaculatus has only been recorded from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in China.[1]

Etymology

The genus name is Latin "beatitas" ("happiness"), »referring to the beautiful appearance of spiders of this genus, which elicits positive feelings«. The species name means "eight-spotted" in Latin, for the eight light spots on the abdomen.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Gen. Beatitas Mu & Zhang, 2023". World Spider Catalog. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/lsid/urn%3Alsid%3Anmbe.ch%3Aspidergen%3A06077. Retrieved 2026-01-20. 
  2. Mu, Y.; Zhang, F. (2023). "Further additions to the guardstone spider fauna from China (Araneae: Phrurolithidae)". Zootaxa 5338: 1-104. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5338.1.1. 

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