Episinus

Episinus
Temporal range:
Episinus angulatus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Episinus
Walckenaer, 1809
Type species
E. truncatus
Latreille, 1809
Species

47, see text

Synonyms
  • Episinopsis Simon, 1894
  • Hyocrea Simon, 1894
  • Hyptimorpha Strand, 1906
  • Penictis Simon, 1894
  • Plocamis Simon, 1894

Episinus is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1809.

They can grow up to 5 millimetres (0.20 in) long.

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