Macaridion is a monotypic genus of European comb-footed spiders containing the single species, Macaridion barreti. The genus was first described by J. Wunderlich in 1992,[2] and it is found in Portugal and Spain.[1] The sole species was first described under the name Theridion barreti,[3] but it was elevated to its own genus in 1992.[2]

Macaridion
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Macaridion
Wunderlich, 1992[1]
Species:
M. barreti
Binomial name
Macaridion barreti
(Kulczyński, 1899)

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Macaridion Wunderlich, 1992". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  2. ^ a b Wunderlich, J. (1992). "Die Spinnen-Fauna der Makaronesischen Inseln: Taxonomie, Ökologie, Biogeographie und Evolution". Beiträge zur Araneologie. 1: 414.
  3. ^ Kulczyński, W. (1899). "Arachnoidea opera Rev. E. Schmitz collecta in insulis Maderianis et in insulis Selvages dictis". Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzen Wydzialu Matematyczno Przyrodniczego Akademji Umiejetnosci, Krakow. 36: 369.