Ero (spider)

Ero
Temporal range: Palaeogene–present
Ero aphana, female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Mimetidae
Genus: Ero
C. L. Koch, 1836
Species
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Ero is a genus of pirate spiders first described in 1836.[1] They resemble comb-footed spiders due to their globular abdomen, which is higher than it is long.[2]

  1. ^ Koch, C. L. (1836). Herrich-Schäffer, G. A. W. (ed.). "Arachniden". Deutschlands Insecten. Heft: 134–141.
  2. ^ "Family: Mimetidae (Pirate Spiders)". Spiders of Europe and Greenland. Archived from the original on 2018-10-10. Retrieved 2019-02-27.