''Fecenia'' is a
genus
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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
Psechridae
Psechridae is a family (biology), family of Araneomorphae, araneomorph spiders with about 70 species in two genera. These are among the biggest cribellate spiders with body lengths up to and funnel webs more than in diameter.
The family belon ...
, and was first described by
Eugène Louis Simon in 1887.
Species
it contains four species, found only in Asia and
Queensland
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Fecenia cylindrata
''Fecenia'' is a genus of cribellate araneomorph spiders in the family Psechridae, and was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1887.
Species
it contains four species, found only in Asia and Queensland:
*'' Fecenia cylindrata'' Thorell, 1 ...
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Thorell, 1895 – China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos
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Fecenia macilenta''
(Simon, 1885) – Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra)
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Fecenia ochracea''
(Doleschall, 1859) (
type) – Philippines to Australia (Queensland)
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Fecenia protensa''
Thorell, 1891 – India (mainland, Nicobar Is.), Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia (Sumatra, Borneo, Bali)
See also
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List of Psechridae species
This page lists all described species of the spider family Psechridae accepted by the World Spider Catalog :
''Fecenia''
'' Fecenia'' Simon, 1887
* '' F. cylindrata'' Thorell, 1895 — China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos
* '' F. macilenta'' (Simon, ...
References
Araneomorphae genera
Psechridae
Spiders of Asia
Spiders of Australia
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