''Scylaceus'' 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
North America
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n
sheet weavers that was first described by S. C. Bishop & C. R. Crosby in 1938.
it contains only two species, both found in
Canada
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and the
United States
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: ''
S. pallidus'' and ''
S. selma''.
See also
*
List of Linyphiidae species (Q–Z)
This article lists all described species of the spider family Linyphiidae as of May 14, 2020, from Q to Z. Some genera have been updated to the World Spider Catalog version 21.0 .
''Racata''
'' Racata'' Millidge, 1995
* '' Racata brevis'' Tanase ...
References
Araneomorphae genera
Linyphiidae
Spiders of North America
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