Anapistula is a genus of dwarf orb-weavers that was first described by Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker in 1941.[2]

Anapistula
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Symphytognathidae
Genus: Anapistula
Gertsch, 1941[1]
Type species
A. secreta
Gertsch, 1941
Species

25, see text

Species

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As of September 2019 it contains twenty-five species, found in North America, the Caribbean, Africa, Oceania, Asia, South America, and Portugal:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Anapistula Gertsch, 1941". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  2. ^ Gertsch, W. J. (1941). "Report on some arachnids from Barro Colorado Island, Canal Zone". American Museum Novitates (1146): 1–14.