''Porrhoclubiona'' is a

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of sac spiders that was first described as a subgenus of '' Clubiona'' by H. Lohmander in 1944. ''Clubiona'' is a

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group that has been divided and reorganized many times, and whether this genus is a synonym of ''Clubiona'' or an independent genus is still under debate.

Species

it contains thirteen species, found in Africa, Europe, and Asia: *'' Porrhoclubiona bosmansi'' Marusik & Omelko, 2018 –

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*'' Porrhoclubiona decora'' ( Blackwall, 1859) – Madeira,

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*'' Porrhoclubiona diniensis'' (

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, 1878) –

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*'' Porrhoclubiona genevensis'' (L. Koch, 1866) ( type) –

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to South Siberia),

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, Central Asia *'' Porrhoclubiona laudata'' ( O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885) – China *'' Porrhoclubiona leucaspis'' (Simon, 1932) – Europe, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia *'' Porrhoclubiona minor'' (Wunderlich, 1987) – Canary Is. *'' Porrhoclubiona moradmandi'' Marusik & Omelko, 2018 – Iran *'' Porrhoclubiona pseudominor'' (Wunderlich, 1987) – Canary Is. *'' Porrhoclubiona pteronetoides'' ( Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001) –

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*'' Porrhoclubiona vegeta'' (Simon, 1918) – Canary Is.,

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, Caucasus, Iran *'' Porrhoclubiona viridula'' (Ono, 1989) – China,

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, Thailand, Japan (Ryukyu Is.),

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(Lesser Sunda Is.) *'' Porrhoclubiona wunderlichi'' (Mikhailov, 1992) –

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In synonymy: *''P. baborensis'' (Denis, 1937) = ''Porrhoclubiona diniensis'' (Simon, 1878) *''P. parallelos'' (Yin, Yan, Gong & Kim, 1996) = ''Porrhoclubiona viridula'' (Ono, 1989) *''P. tenerifensis'' (Wunderlich, 1992, sub ''Microclubiona'') = ''Porrhoclubiona vegeta'' (Simon, 1918) TINY SPIDER

References

External links

Araneomorphae genera Clubionidae {{Clubionidae-stub