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Macrinus (spider)

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Macrinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Sparassidae
Genus: Macrinus
Simon, 1887[1]
Type species
M. succineus
Simon, 1887
Species

6, see text

Macrinus is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1887.[2]

Species

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As of September 2019 it contains six species, found in South America, the United States, and on Tobago:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2019). "Gen. Macrinus Simon, 1887". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  2. ^ Simon, E. (1887). "Espèces et genres nouveaux de la famille des Sparassidae". Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France. 12: 466–474.