''Baalzebub'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
ray spiders first described by
Jonathan A. Coddington
Jonathan A. Coddington is an American museum scientist and biologist. From 2009 to 2014 he was the Associate Director for Science at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), located in Washington, D.C., United States. , he is th ...
in 1986.
Spiders in this genus typically live in dark environments, like caves.
Species
it contains seven extant and one fossil species:
* ''
B. acutum''
Prete, Cizauskas & Brescovit, 2016 — Brazil
* ''
B. albonotatus''
(Petrunkevitch, 1930) — Puerto Rico
* ''
B. baubo''
Coddington, 1986 — Costa Rica, Panama, Brazil
* ''
B. brauni''
(Wunderlich, 1976) — Australia (Queensland)
* ''
B. nemesis''
Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009 — China
* ''
B. rastrarius''
Zhao & Li, 2012 — China
* ''
B. youyiensis''
Zhao & Li, 2012 — China
* ?†''
B. mesozoicum'' -
Vendée amber
Vendée (; br, Vande) is a department in the Pays de la Loire region in Western France, on the Atlantic coast. In 2019, it had a population of 685,442. , France,
Turonian
The Turonian is, in the ICS' geologic timescale, the second age in the Late Cretaceous Epoch, or a stage in the Upper Cretaceous Series. It spans the time between 93.9 ± 0.8 Ma and 89.8 ± 1 Ma (million years ago). The Turonian is preceded by t ...
later considered to be stem-
Theridiosomatidae
The ray spiders (Theridiosomatidae) are a family of spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1881. They are most recognizable for their construction of cone-shaped webs.
The family contains several genera which actively hunt for prey by using ...
References
External links
Araneomorphae genera
Theridiosomatidae
Spiders of Asia
Spiders of Central America
Spiders of South America
Spiders of the Caribbean
Spiders of Australia
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