''Spinestis'' is a genus of
spider
Spiders ( order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species ...
s in the family
Oonopidae
Oonopidae, also known as goblin spiders, is a family of spiders consisting of over 1,600 described species in about 113 genera worldwide, with total species diversity estimated at 2000 to 2500 species. The type genus of the family is ''Oonops'' Ke ...
, which resembles ''
Tapinesthis'' and ''
Megaoonops''.
[ The genus has a single species, ''Spinestis nikita''. These are found to be distributed in and around the southern shores of Crimean Peninsula, Ukraine.][
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References
External links
* http://eol.org/pages/10696248/overview
Oonopidae
Spiders of Europe
Biota of Crimea
Monotypic Araneomorphae genera
Endemic fauna of Crimea
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