''Crustulina'' is a

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of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Anton Menge in 1868.

Species

it contains seventeen species, found in Oceania, Africa, Asia, North America, and Europe: *'' Crustulina albovittata'' ( Thorell, 1875) –

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*'' Crustulina altera''

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Crustulina ambigua ''Crustulina'' is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Anton Menge in 1868. Species it contains seventeen species, found in Oceania, Africa, Asia, North America, and Europe: *'' Crustulina albovittata'' ( Thorell, 1875) � ...

'' Simon, 1889 –

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*'' Crustulina bicruciata'' Simon, 1908 –

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) *'' Crustulina conspicua'' (

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, 1872) –

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*'' Crustulina erythropus'' (Lucas, 1846) –

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Crustulina grayi ''Crustulina'' is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Anton Menge in 1868. Species it contains seventeen species, found in Oceania, Africa, Asia, North America, and Europe: *'' Crustulina albovittata'' ( Thorell, 1875) � ...

'' Chrysanthus, 1975 – New Guinea *''

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*'' Crustulina hermonensis'' Levy & Amitai, 1979 – Israel *'' Crustulina incerta'' Tullgren, 1910 –

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*'' Crustulina jeanneli'' Berland, 1920 –

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*'' Crustulina lugubris'' Chrysanthus, 1975 – New Guinea *'' Crustulina molesta'' (Pavesi, 1883) –

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*'' Crustulina obesa'' Berland, 1920 – East Africa *'' Crustulina scabripes'' Simon, 1881 – Mediterranean *'' Crustulina starmuehlneri'' Kritscher, 1966 –

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*'' Crustulina sticta'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1861) –

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, Central Asia, China, Korea, Japan In synonymy: *''C. argus'' Lucas, 1846 = ''Crustulina scabripes'' Simon, 1881 *''C. borealis'' Banks, 1900 = ''Crustulina sticta'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1861) *''C. lineiventris'' (Pavesi, 1884) = ''Crustulina scabripes'' Simon, 1881 *''C. nitida'' Simon, 1884 = ''Crustulina scabripes'' Simon, 1881 *''C. pallipes'' Banks, 1906 = ''Crustulina sticta'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1861) *''C. rugosa'' (Thorell, 1875) = ''Crustulina sticta'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1861)

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