Neottiura Explained

Neottiura is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Anton Menge in 1868.^[1]

Species

it contains six species and one subspecies, found in Asia, Europe, North America, and Algeria:^[2]

• Neottiura bimaculata (Linnaeus, 1767) (type) – North America, Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Kazakhstan, Iran, Central Asia, China, Japan
  • Neottiura b. pellucida (Simon, 1873) – Spain, France, Italy
• Neottiura curvimana (Simon, 1914) – Portugal, Spain, France, Algeria
• Neottiura herbigrada (Simon, 1873) – Madeira, Mediterranean, Ukraine, China, Korea
• Neottiura margarita (Yoshida, 1985) – Russia (Far East), China, Korea, Japan
• Neottiura suaveolens (Simon, 1880) – Europe
• Neottiura uncinata (Lucas, 1846) – Mediterranean

In synonymy:

• N. apicata O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872 = Neottiura uncinata (Lucas, 1846)
• N. nivalia (Saito, 1934) = Neottiura bimaculata (Linnaeus, 1767)
• N. pusillata (Roewer, 1942) = Neottiura herbigrada (Simon, 1873)
• N. pustulifera (Levy & Amitai, 1982) = Neottiura herbigrada (Simon, 1873)
• N. regia (Drensky, 1929) = Neottiura suaveolens (Simon, 1880)

See also

• List of Theridiidae species

Notes and References

1. Menge. A.. 1868. Preussische Spinnen. II. Abtheilung. Schriften der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Danzig. 153–218. 2. Anton_Menge.
2. Gen. Neottiura Menge, 1868. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2020-06-30. 2020. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.