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Enoplognatha
| Enoplognatha | |
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| female E. ovata | |
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| female E. abrupta | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Theridiidae |
| Genus: | Enoplognatha Pavesi, 1880[1] |
| Type species | |
| E. mandibularis (Lucas, 1846)
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| Species | |
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74, see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Enoplognatha is a genus of comb-footed spiders first described by P. Pavesi in 1880.[3] They were characterized by both a large colulus and a subspherical abdomen, with males usually have enlarged chelicerae. It is considered a senior synonym of Symopagia.[2]
Among the theridiids, they are medium to large sized. E. maricopa, a red-brown spider with a mottled purplish abdomen, has males that can reach a length of 3.4 millimetres (0.13 in), while females typically reach 2.9 millimetres (0.11 in). E. peruviana females can grow to 6.5 millimetres (0.26 in) long, and female E. zapfeae can reach up to 9.2 millimetres (0.36 in).[4]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
NMBEwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c Levi, H. W.; Levi, L. R. (1962). "The genera of the spider family Theridiidae". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 127: 27.
- ^ Pavesi, P. (1880). "Studi sugli Aracnidi africani. I. Aracnidi di Tunisia". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. 15: 283–388.
- ^ Levi, H.W. (1962). "The Spider Genera Steatoda and Enoplognatha in America (Araneae, Theridiidae)". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 69: 11–36. doi:10.1155/1962/42957.
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