Biology:Protosintula
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Protosintula is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Linyphiidae containing the single species, Protosintula tenebrosus.[1]
The species is only known from one male, which was picked up by hand from under a stone near a building in Central Negev Desert, Israel. It has a body length of 2.2 mm.[2]
Distribution
Protosintula tenebrosus has only been recorded from Israel.[1]
Etymology
The genus is named for its similarity to genus Sintula while having a much simpler palp. The species name (from Latin "dark") refers to the body color.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Gen. Protosintula Tanasevitch, 2021". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/genus-detail/5694/genus. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tanasevitch, A. V. (2021). "A new genus and species of the spider family Linyphiidae (Aranei) from Israel". Arthropoda Selecta 30: 573-576. doi:10.15298/arthsel.30.4.14.
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