''Mallos'' is a
genus
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of
cribellate
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In certain groups of diatoms it refers to microscopically punctured regions of the frustule, or o ...
araneomorph
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spiders in the family
Dictynidae
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, and was first described by
O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1902.
Among the genus, ''
Mallos gregalis
''Mallos gregalis'' is a spider species belonging to the family Dictynidae. It is endemic to Mexico.
Discovered by French naturalists in the previous century, ''M. gregalis'' were again brought to light in the 1970s by Wes Burgess through his r ...
'' is known to be a social spider species, living in groups and signaling each other by vibrating their web.
Species
it contains sixteen species:
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Mallos blandus''
Chamberlin
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& Gertsch, 1958 – USA
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Mallos bryanti''
Gertsch, 1946 – USA, Mexico
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Mallos chamberlini''
Bond
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& Opell, 1997 – Mexico
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Mallos dugesi''
(Becker, 1886) – USA, Mexico
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Mallos flavovittatus''
( Keyserling, 1881) – Venezuela, Peru
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Mallos gertschi''
Bond & Opell, 1997 – Mexico
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Mallos gregalis
''Mallos gregalis'' is a spider species belonging to the family Dictynidae. It is endemic to Mexico.
Discovered by French naturalists in the previous century, ''M. gregalis'' were again brought to light in the 1970s by Wes Burgess through his r ...
''
(Simon
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* Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...
, 1909) – Mexico
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Mallos hesperius''
(Chamberlin, 1916) – Mexico to Paraguay
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Mallos kraussi''
Gertsch, 1946 – Mexico
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Mallos macrolirus''
Bond & Opell, 1997 – Mexico
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Mallos margaretae''
Gertsch, 1946 – Costa Rica, Panama
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Mallos mians''
(Chamberlin, 1919) – USA, Mexico
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Mallos nigrescens''
( Caporiacco, 1955) – Venezuela
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Mallos niveus''
O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902 (
type) – USA, Mexico
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Mallos pallidus''
(Banks
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Becaus ...
, 1904) – USA, Mexico
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Mallos pearcei''
Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958 – USA
References
External links
Mallosat
BugGuide
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Araneomorphae genera
Dictynidae
Spiders of North America
Spiders of South America
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