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of comb-footed spiders that was first described by H. Exline in 1950. It was synonymized with ''

Argyrodes ''Argyrodes'', also called dewdrop spiders, is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1864. They occur worldwide, and are best known for their kleptoparasitism. They can spin their own webs, but tend to ...

'' in 1962, but revalidated in 2004.

Species

it contains thirteen species, found in the Caribbean, South America, Central America, Asia,

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Neospintharus baekamensis ''Neospintharus'' is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by H. Exline in 1950. It was synonymized with ''Argyrodes'' in 1962, but revalidated in 2004. Species it contains thirteen species, found in the Caribbean, South Ameri ...

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*'' Neospintharus bicornis'' (

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*'' Neospintharus furcatus'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894) – USA to El Salvador,

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Neospintharus nipponicus ''Neospintharus'' is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by H. Exline in 1950. It was synonymized with ''Argyrodes'' in 1962, but revalidated in 2004. Species it contains thirteen species, found in the Caribbean, South Ameri ...

'' (Kumada, 1990) – China, Korea, Japan *''

Neospintharus obscurus ''Neospintharus'' is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by H. Exline in 1950. It was synonymized with ''Argyrodes'' in 1962, but revalidated in 2004. Species it contains thirteen species, found in the Caribbean, South Ameri ...

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Neospintharus parvus ''Neospintharus'' is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by H. Exline in 1950. It was synonymized with ''Argyrodes'' in 1962, but revalidated in 2004. Species it contains thirteen species, found in the Caribbean, South Ameri ...

'' Exline, 1950 ( type) – Panama to Ecuador *''

Neospintharus rioensis ''Neospintharus'' is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by H. Exline in 1950. It was synonymized with ''Argyrodes'' in 1962, but revalidated in 2004. Species it contains thirteen species, found in the Caribbean, South Ameri ...

'' (Exline & Levi, 1962) – Brazil,

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Neospintharus syriacus ''Neospintharus'' is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by H. Exline in 1950. It was synonymized with ''Argyrodes'' in 1962, but revalidated in 2004. Species it contains thirteen species, found in the Caribbean, South Ameri ...

'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) –

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*'' Neospintharus triangularis'' (

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*'' Neospintharus trigonum'' ( Hentz, 1850) – USA,

In synonymy: *''N. bifissus'' (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902) = ''Neospintharus furcatus'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894) *''N. frontatus'' (Banks, 1908) = ''Neospintharus furcatus'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894) *''N. gansuensis'' (Zhu, 1998) = ''Neospintharus fur'' (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906) *''N. montanus'' (Keyserling, 1884) = ''Neospintharus obscurus'' (Keyserling, 1884)

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Araneomorphae genera Cosmopolitan spiders Theridiidae {{Theridiidae-stub

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