Protosintula

Protosintula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Protosintula
Tanasevitch, 2021[2]
Species:
P. tenebrosus
Binomial name
Protosintula tenebrosus
Tanasevitch, 2021[1]

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. ^ a b c "Gen. Protosintula Tanasevitch, 2021". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
  2. ^ a b c 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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