''Devade'' 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
cribellate
Cribellum literally means "little sieve", and in biology the term generally applies to anatomical structures in the form of tiny perforated plates.
In certain groups of diatoms it refers to microscopically punctured regions of the frustule, or o ...
araneomorph
The Araneomorphae (also called the Labidognatha) are an infraorder of spiders. They are distinguishable by chelicerae (fangs) that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to the Mygalomorphae (tarantulas and their cl ...
spiders in the family
Dictynidae
Dictynidae is a family (biology), family of cribellate, hackled band-producing spiders first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1871. Most build irregular webs on or near the ground, creating a tangle of silken fibers among several branche ...
, and was first described by
Eugène Simon
Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and plants. He is by far the most prolific spider taxonomist in history, describing over 4, ...
in 1884.
Originally placed with the
Amaurobiidae
''Amaurobiidae'' is a family of three-clawed cribellate or ecribellate spiders found in crevices and hollows or under stones where they build retreats, and are often collected in pitfall traps. Unlidded burrows are sometimes quite obvious in crust ...
, it was moved to the
intertidal spiders in 1983,
then to the Dictynidae in 1989.
Species
it contains ten species:
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Devade dubia''
Caporiacco, 1934 – Karakorum
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Devade indistincta''
(O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) (
type) – Mediterranean
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Devade kazakhstanica''
Esyunin & Efimik, 2000 – Kazakhstan
*''
Devade lehtineni''
Esyunin & Efimik, 2000 – Kazakhstan
*''
Devade libanica''
(Denis, 1955) – Lebanon
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Devade miranda''
Ponomarev, 2007 – Kazakhstan
*''
Devade mongolica''
Esyunin & Marusik, 2001 – Mongolia
*''
Devade naderii''
Zamani & Marusik, 2017 – Iran
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Devade pusilla''
Simon, 1911 – Algeria
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Devade tenella''
(Tyschchenko, 1965) – Ukraine to China, Iran
References
Araneomorphae genera
Dictynidae
Spiders of Africa
Spiders of Asia
Taxa named by Eugène Simon
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