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Locketidium

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Locketidium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Locketidium
Jocqué, 1981[1]
Type species
L. bosmansi
Jocqué, 1981
Species

Locketidium is a genus of East African dwarf spiders that was first described by R. Jocqué in 1981.[2] As of May 2019 it contains only three species, found in Kenya, Malawi, and Tanzania: L. bosmansi, L. couloni, and L. stuarti.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Locketidium Jocqué, 1981". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
  2. ^ Jocqué, R. (1981). "Some linyphiids from Kenya with the description of Locketidium n. gen. (Araneida, Linyphiidae)". Revue Zoologique Africaine. 95: 557–569.