Pickardinella
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

''Pickardinella'' is a monotypic genus of
Mexican Mexican may refer to: Mexico and its culture *Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North America ** People *** Mexicans, inhabitants of the country Mexico and their descendants *** Mexica, ancient indigenous people ...
long-jawed orb-weavers containing the single species, ''Pickardinella setigera''. The species was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge under the name ''Leucauge setigera'', and was moved to its own genus in 1951. Physically, they resemble members of ''
Opadometa ''Leucauge'' () is a spider genus of long-jawed orb weavers, with over 160 species and fully pantropical distribution. The genus was first documented in Scottish zoologist Adam White's 1841 ''Description of new or little known Arachnida''. C ...
'' and '' Leucauge''. Males are very small, only growing up to about long. A female has never been found.


See also

* List of Tetragnathidae species * '' Leucauge'' * ''
Opadometa ''Leucauge'' () is a spider genus of long-jawed orb weavers, with over 160 species and fully pantropical distribution. The genus was first documented in Scottish zoologist Adam White's 1841 ''Description of new or little known Arachnida''. C ...
''


References

Monotypic Tetragnathidae genera Spiders of Mexico Tetragnathidae Taxa named by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge {{Tetragnathidae-stub