Trogloctenus Explained

Trogloctenus is a genus of wandering spiders first described by R. de Lessert in 1935.[1] it contains only two species: T. briali and T. fagei.[2] Originally placed as a subgenus of Ctenus, it was raised to genus status in 1967.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Lessert. R. de. 1935. Description de deux araignées cavernicoles du Congo belge.. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines. 326–332. 27.
  2. Gen. Trogloctenus Lessert, 1935. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-05-25. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.
  3. Lehtinen. P. T.. 1967. Classification of the cribellate spiders and some allied families, with notes on the evolution of the suborder Araneomorpha. Annales Zoologici Fennici. 4. 272.

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