Robertus (spider)

Robertus
R. banksi
R. fuscus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Robertus
O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1879[1]
Type species
R. neglectus
(O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871)
Species

47, see text

Synonyms[1]

Robertus is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1879.[4] It is considered a senior synonym of Garritus.[3]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference NMBE was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Levi, H. W.; Levi, L. R. (1962). "The genera of the spider family Theridiidae". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 127: 19.
  3. ^ a b Kaston, B. J. (1946). "North American spiders of the genus Ctenium". American Museum Novitates (1306): 1.
  4. ^ Pickard-Cambridge, O. (1879). "The spiders of Dorset. Araneidea". Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club. 1: 1–235.