Sagellula Explained

Sagellula is a genus of east Asian huntsman spiders that was first described by Embrik Strand in 1942. It was originally described under the name "Sagella",^[1] but this was changed to Sagellula when a senior homonym was discovered.^[2] it contains two species, found in China and Japan: S. octomunita and S. xizangensis.^[3]

See also

• List of Sparassidae species

Further reading

• Jäger. Peter. Yin. Chang-Min. Sparassidae in China. 1. Revised list of known species with new transfers, new synonymies and type designations (Arachnida: Araneae). Acta Arachnologica. 2001. 50. 2. 131. 10.2476/asjaa.50.123. free.

Notes and References

1. Bösenberg. W.. Strand. E.. 1906. Japanische Spinnen. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft. 30. 385. Embrik_Strand.
2. Strand. E.. 1942. Miscellanea nomenclatorica zoologica et palaeontologica. X. Folia Zoologica et Hydrobiologica. Riga. 11. 399. Embrik_Strand.
3. Gen. Sagellula Strand, 1942. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-10-13. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.