Filistata is a genus of crevice weavers that was first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810.[2]

Filistata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Filistatidae
Genus: Filistata
Latreille, 1810[1]
Type species
F. insidiatrix
(Forsskål, 1775)
Species

14, see text

Species edit

As of September 2022 it contains 14 species that occur mainly from Eurasia and the Canary Islands, with one species found in Cape Verde:[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Gen. Filistata Latreille, 1810". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  2. ^ Latreille, P. A. (1810). Considérations générales sur l'ordre naturel des Animaux composant la classe des Crustaces, des Arachnides et des Insectes.