Montanidion is a monotypic genus of Malaysian comb-footed spiders containing the single species, Montanidion kuantanense. It was first described by J. Wunderlich in 2011,[2] and is found in Malaysia.[1] The structure of the male pedipalp indicates that it may be related to members of Tamanidion.[2]

Montanidion
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Montanidion
Wunderlich, 2011[1]
Species:
M. kuantanense
Binomial name
Montanidion kuantanense
Wunderlich, 2011

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Montanidion Wunderlich, 2011". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  2. ^ a b Wunderlich, J. (2011). "Extant and fossil spiders (Araneae)". Beiträge zur Araneologie. 6: 1–640.