Sancus (spider)

This article is about a genus of spiders. For the genus of butterflies, see Sancus (skipper). For Roman god, see Sancus.

Sancus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Tetragnathidae
Genus: Sancus
Tullgren, 1910[1]
Type species
S. bilineatus
Tullgren, 1910
Species
Synonyms[1]
  • Leucognatha Wunderlich, 1992[2]

Sancus is a genus of long-jawed orb-weavers that was first described by Hugo Albert Tullgren in 1910.[3] As of November 2019 it contains two species, found in Tanzania, Kenya, and on the Azores: S. acoreensis and S. bilineatus.[1] The name "Sancus" is currently accepted by the World Spider Catalog, but it was already in use for a genus of skippers when this genus was named.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Sancus Tullgren, 1910". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
  2. ^ Kuntner, M.; Álvarez-Padilla, F. (2006). "Systematics of the Afro-Macaronesian spider genus Sancus (Araneae, Tetragnathidae)". Journal of Arachnology. 34 (1): 118.
  3. ^ Tullgren, A. (1910), "Araneae", Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Zoologischen Expedition nach dem Kilimandjaro, dem Meru und den umgebenden Massaisteppen Deutsch-Ostafrikas 1905-1906 unter Leitung von Prof
  4. ^ "Psolos – Butterflies and Moths of the World". Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2018-09-21.