Agraecina

Agraecina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Liocranidae
Genus: Agraecina
Simon, 1932
Type species
A. lineata
(Simon, 1878)
Species

6, see text

Synonyms
  • Lascona Georgescu, 1989

Agraecina is a genus of liocranid sac spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1932. Most species in the genus have a restricted habitat and narrow distribution, with exception of type species Agraecina lineata, which is known from a wider range of habitats over a larger area.

Species

As of November 2024, the World Spider Catalog recognizes eight species, found in Africa, Europe and Asia:

Former species and subspecies

Per the World Spider Catalog:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Gen. Agraecina Simon, 1932". World Spider Catalog Version 25.5. Natural History Museum Bern. 2024. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  2. ↑ Weiss, I.; Sárbu, S. (1994). "Die Höhlenspinne Agraecina cristiani (Georgescu, 1989) n.comb. (Arachnida, Araneae, Liocranidae)". Verhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg. Neue Folge. 34: 250.
  3. ↑ Simon, E. (1932). Les arachnides de France. Synopsis générale et catalogue des espèces françaises de l'ordre des Araneae. Tome VI. 4e partie. Roret, Paris. pp. 773–978.
  4. ↑ Boubakri, Abir; Bosmans, Robert; Pétillon, Julien; Achouri, Mohamed Sghaier (7 May 2020). "Description of a new Agraecina species from Tunisia (Araneae: Liocranidae), with a review of all species of the genus". Zootaxa. 4772 (1): 199. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4772.1.9. ISSN 1175-5334. Retrieved 26 November 2024. The only Agraecina species with a large distribution area is A. lineata ... almost all species have a restricted habitat range