''Nesticella'' 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 spiders of the family
Nesticidae
Scaffold web spiders (Nesticidae) is a family of araneomorph spiders closely allied with tangle web spiders. Like the "Theridiidae", these spiders have a comb of serrated bristles on the hind tarsi that are used to pull silk bands from the spinne ...
.
Most of its species are found in Asia—from
Russia
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to
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
, down to
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
and several other islands, including
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea).
It is a simplified version of ...
—though some species from Africa and South-America are also known. It includes a
blind spider, ''
Nesticella marapu''.
Species
''Nesticella'' comprises the following species:
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Nesticella aelleni''
(Brignoli, 1972) – Sri Lanka
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Nesticella africana''
(Hubert, 1970) – Congo
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Nesticella apiculata''
Liu & Li, 2013 – China
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Nesticella arcuata''
Liu & Li, 2013 – China
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Nesticella baiseensis''
Lin, Ballarin & Li, 2016
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Nesticella baobab''
Lin, Ballarin & Li, 2016
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Nesticella beccus''
Grall & Jäger, 2016
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Nesticella benoiti
''Nesticella'' is a genus of spiders of the family Nesticidae. Most of its species are found in Asia—from Russia to Japan, down to Indonesia and several other islands, including New Guinea—though some species from Africa and South-Ame ...
''
(Hubert, 1970) – Zimbabwe
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Nesticella brevipes''
(Yaginuma, 1970) – Russia, China, Korea, Japan
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Nesticella buicongchieni''
(Lehtinen & Saaristo, 1980) – Vietnam
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Nesticella caeca''
Lin, Ballarin & Li, 2016
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Nesticella chillagoensis
''Nesticella'' is a genus of spiders of the family Nesticidae. Most of its species are found in Asia—from Russia to Japan, down to Indonesia and several other islands, including New Guinea—though some species from Africa and South-Ame ...
''
Wunderlich, 1995 – Queensland
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Nesticella chongqing
''Nesticella'' is a genus of spiders of the family Nesticidae. Most of its species are found in Asia—from Russia to Japan, down to Indonesia and several other islands, including New Guinea—though some species from Africa and South-Ame ...
''
Lin, Ballarin & Li, 2016
* ''
Nesticella connectens
''Nesticella'' is a genus of spiders of the family Nesticidae. Most of its species are found in Asia—from Russia to Japan, down to Indonesia and several other islands, including New Guinea—though some species from Africa and South-Ame ...
''
Wunderlich, 1995 – Malaysia
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Nesticella dazhuangensis
''Nesticella'' is a genus of spiders of the family Nesticidae. Most of its species are found in Asia—from Russia to Japan, down to Indonesia and several other islands, including New Guinea—though some species from Africa and South-Ame ...
''
Lin, Ballarin & Li, 2016
* ''
Nesticella ducke
''Nesticella'' is a genus of spiders of the family Nesticidae. Most of its species are found in Asia—from Russia to Japan, down to Indonesia and several other islands, including New Guinea—though some species from Africa and South-Ame ...
''
Rodrigues & Buckup, 2007 – Brazil
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Nesticella falcata
''Nesticella'' is a genus of spiders of the family Nesticidae. Most of its species are found in Asia—from Russia to Japan, down to Indonesia and several other islands, including New Guinea—though some species from Africa and South-Ame ...
''
Liu & Li, 2013 – China
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Nesticella foelixi
''Nesticella'' is a genus of spiders of the family Nesticidae. Most of its species are found in Asia—from Russia to Japan, down to Indonesia and several other islands, including New Guinea—though some species from Africa and South-Ame ...
''
Grall & Jäger, 2016
* ''
Nesticella fuliangensis
''Nesticella'' is a genus of spiders of the family Nesticidae. Most of its species are found in Asia—from Russia to Japan, down to Indonesia and several other islands, including New Guinea—though some species from Africa and South-Ame ...
''
Lin, Ballarin & Li, 2016
* ''
Nesticella gazuida
''Nesticella'' is a genus of spiders of the family Nesticidae. Most of its species are found in Asia—from Russia to Japan, down to Indonesia and several other islands, including New Guinea—though some species from Africa and South-Ame ...
''
Lin, Ballarin & Li, 2016
* ''
Nesticella gongshanensis
''Nesticella'' is a genus of spiders of the family Nesticidae. Most of its species are found in Asia—from Russia to Japan, down to Indonesia and several other islands, including New Guinea—though some species from Africa and South-Ame ...
''
Lin, Ballarin & Li, 2016
* ''
Nesticella gracilenta
''Nesticella'' is a genus of spiders of the family Nesticidae. Most of its species are found in Asia—from Russia to Japan, down to Indonesia and several other islands, including New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
Hiri Motu, also ...
''
Liu & Li, 2013 – China
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Nesticella griswoldi''
Lin, Ballarin & Li, 2016
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Nesticella helenensis''
(Hubert, 1977) – St. Helena
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Nesticella hongheensis''
Lin, Ballarin & Li, 2016
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Nesticella huomachongensis''
Lin, Ballarin & Li, 2016
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Nesticella jingpo''
Lin, Ballarin & Li, 2016
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Nesticella kaohsiungensis''
Lin, Ballarin & Li, 2016
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Nesticella kerzhneri''
(Marusik, 1987) – Russia
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Nesticella laotica''
Grall & Jäger, 2016
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Nesticella lisu''
Lin, Ballarin & Li, 2016
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Nesticella liuzhaiensis''
Lin, Ballarin & Li, 2016
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Nesticella machadoi''
(Hubert, 1971) – Angola
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Nesticella marapu''
Benjamin, 2004 – Indonesia
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Nesticella michaliki''
Grall & Jäger, 2016
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Nesticella mogera''
(Yaginuma, 1972) – Azerbaijan, China, Korea, Japan, Hawaii, Fiji; introduced to Germany
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Nesticella mollicula''
(Thorell, 1898)
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Nesticella murici''
Rodrigues & Buckup, 2007 – Brazil
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Nesticella nandanensis''
Lin, Ballarin & Li, 2016
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Nesticella nepalensis''
(Hubert, 1973) – Nepal – type species.
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Nesticella odonta''
(Chen, 1984) – China
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Nesticella okinawaensis''
(Yaginuma, 1979) – Japan
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Nesticella phami
''Nesticella'' is a genus of spiders of the family Nesticidae. Most of its species are found in Asia—from Russia to Japan, down to Indonesia and several other islands, including New Guinea—though some species from Africa and South-Ame ...
''
Lin, Ballarin & Li, 2016
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Nesticella potala''
Lin, Ballarin & Li, 2016
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Nesticella proszynskii''
(Lehtinen & Saaristo, 1980) – Java
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Nesticella qiaoqiensis''
Lin, Ballarin & Li, 2016
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Nesticella qiongensis''
Lin, Ballarin & Li, 2016
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Nesticella quelpartensis''
(Paik & Namkung, 1969) – Korea
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Nesticella renata''
(Bourne, 1980) – New Ireland
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Nesticella robinsoni''
Lehtinen & Saaristo, 1980 – New Guinea
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Nesticella robusta''
Lin, Ballarin & Li, 2016
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Nesticella rongtangensis''
Lin, Ballarin & Li, 2016
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Nesticella sanchaheensis''
Lin, Ballarin & Li, 2016
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Nesticella sechellana''
(Simon, 1898) – Seychelles
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Nesticella semicircularis''
Liu & Li, 2013 – China
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Nesticella shanlinensis''
Liu & Li, 2013 – China
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Nesticella sogi''
Lehtinen & Saaristo, 1980 – New Guinea
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Nesticella songi''
Chen & Zhu, 2004 – China
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Nesticella sulawesi''
Lin, Ballarin & Li, 2016
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Nesticella sumatrana''
Lin, Ballarin & Li, 2016
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Nesticella taurama''
Lehtinen & Saaristo, 1980 – New Guinea
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Nesticella tibetana''
Lin, Ballarin & Li, 2016
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Nesticella utuensis''
(Bourne, 1980) – New Ireland
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Nesticella vanlang''
Lin, Ballarin & Li, 2016
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Nesticella verticalis''
Liu & Li, 2013 – China
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Nesticella wanzaiensis''
Lin, Ballarin & Li, 2016
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Nesticella xiongmao''
Lin, Ballarin & Li, 2016
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Nesticella xixia''
Lin, Ballarin & Li, 2016
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Nesticella yanbeiensis''
Lin, Ballarin & Li, 2016
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Nesticella yao''
Lin, Ballarin & Li, 2016
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Nesticella yui''
Wunderlich & Song, 1995 – China
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Nesticella zhiyuani''
Lin, Ballarin & Li, 2016
References
* (2009)
The world spider catalog version 10.5. ''American Museum of Natural History''.
{{Taxonbar, from=Q2270188
Nesticidae
Spiders of Asia
Spiders of Africa
Spiders of South America
Araneomorphae genera
Taxa named by Pekka T. Lehtinen