Laperousea

Laperousea
Laperousea sp., found in Tasmania
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Laperousea
Dalmas, 1917
Type species
L. blattifera
(Urquhart, 1887)
Species
  • L. blattifera (Urquhart, 1887) – Australia, New Zealand
  • L. quindecimpunctata (Urquhart, 1893) – Australia (Tasmania)

Laperousea is a genus of South Pacific dwarf spiders that was first described by R. de Dalmas in 1917. As of May 2019 it contains only two species, both found in Australia and New Zealand: L. blattifera and L. quindecimpunctata.

References

  1. 1 2 "Gen. Laperousea Dalmas, 1917". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
  2. ↑ Dalmas, R. de (1917). "Trois araignées nouvelles d'Australie". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 86 (2–3): 431–436. doi:10.1080/21686351.1917.12279911.