Scotolathys

Scotolathys
Scotolathys immaculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Dictynidae
Genus: Scotolathys
Simon, 1884

Scotolathys is a genus of cribellate araneomorph spiders in the family Dictynidae. It was erected by Eugène Simon in 1884,[1] and separated from Lathys into its own genus in 2009.[2] Species occur in North America, Europe, North Africa and the Levant.[3]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Scotolathys:[3]

  • Scotolathys delicatula Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936 - US
  • Scotolathys immaculata Chamberlin & Ivie, 1944 - US
  • Scotolathys maculina (Gertsch, 1946) - US
  • Scotolathys pallida (Marx, 1891) - Canada, US
  • Scotolathys simplex Simon, 1885 - Portugal, Spain, France, Ukraine, Romania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, Algeria, Israel

References

  1. ↑ Simon, E. (1884). "Arachnides nouveaux d'Algérie". Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France. 9: 321–327.
  2. ↑ Marusik, Y. M.; Kovblyuk, M. M.; Nadolny, A. A. (2009). "A survey of Lathys Simon, 1884, from Crimea with resurrection of Scotolathys Simon, 1884 (Aranei: Dictynidae)". Arthropoda Selecta. 18: 26.
  3. 1 2 "World Spider Catalog". wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2026-07-09.