Scotolathys is a monotypic genus of cribellate araneomorph spiders in the family Dictynidae containing the single species, Scotolathys simplex. It was first described by Eugène Simon in 1884,[2] and separated from Lathys into its own genus in 2009.[3] Species occur in Algeria, Spain, Macedonia, Greece, Ukraine, and in Israel.[1]

Scotolathys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Dictynidae
Genus: Scotolathys
Simon, 1884[1]
Species:
S. simplex
Binomial name
Scotolathys simplex
Simon, 1884

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Scotolathys Simon, 1884". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  2. ^ Simon, E. (1884). "Arachnides nouveaux d'Algérie". Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France. 9: 321–327.
  3. ^ Marusik, Y. M.; Kovblyuk, M. M.; Nadolny, A. A. (2009). "A survey of Lathys Simon, 1884, from Crimea with resurrection of Scotolathys Simon, 1884 (Aranei: Dictynidae)". Arthropoda Selecta. 18: 26.