Tinus (spider)

Tinus
Tinus peregrinus
T. nigrinus in Mexico
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Pisauridae
Genus: Tinus
F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901
Type species
T. nigrinus
F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901
Species

11, see text

Tinus is a genus of nursery web spiders that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1901.

Distribution

Spiders in this genus are found in Central America, the United States, Mexico, India, Cuba, and on the Greater Antilles.

Species

As of January 2026, this genus includes ten species:

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gen. F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  2. ↑ Pickard-Cambridge, F. O. (1901), "Arachnida - Araneida and Opiliones", Biologia Centrali-Americana, Zoology

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