Biology:Bureyanus

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Bureyanus is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Linyphiidae containing the single species, Bureyanus hastatus.[1] It is only known from the Khabarovsk Province of Russia.[2]

The species is only known from one male specimen. Its body length is 1.7 mm. It was found in moss and leaf litter of coniferous forest.[2]

Etymology

The genus name refers to the Bureya River basin, where the species was found. The species name is derived from Latin "hasta" ("spear"), referring to spear-shaped processes on the convector in the male palp.[2]

References

  1. "Gen. Bureyanus Tanasevitch, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/genus-detail/6130/genus. Retrieved 2026-01-19. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Tanasevitch, A. V. (2023). "Bureyanus gen.n. from the Russian Far East (Aranei: Linyphiidae: Erigoninae)". Arthropoda Selecta 32 (1): 103-106. doi:10.15298/arthsel.32.1.11. 

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