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Willisus

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Willisus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Cybaeidae
Genus: Willisus
Roth, 1981[1]
Species:
W. gertschi
Binomial name
Willisus gertschi
Roth, 1981

Willisus is a monotypic genus of North American araneomorph spiders in the family Cybaeidae containing the single species, Willisus gertschi. It was first described by V. D. Roth in 1981,[2] and has only been found in United States.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Willisus Roth, 1981". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
  2. ^ Roth, V. D. (1981). "A new genus of spider (Agelenidae) from California exhibiting a third type of leg autospasy". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 170: 101–105.