Theoa is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by Michael I. Saaristo in 1995.[2]
| Theoa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Theoa Saaristo, 1995[1] |
| Type species | |
| T. tricaudata (Locket, 1982)
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| Species | |
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Species edit
As of May 2019[update] it contains six species, found in Asia and on the Seychelles:[1]
- Theoa elegans Tanasevitch, 2014 – China, Thailand
- Theoa hamata Tanasevitch, 2014 – Thailand, Laos, Indonesia (Sumatra)
- Theoa longicrusa Tanasevitch, 2014 – Thailand
- Theoa malaya Tanasevitch, 2017 – Malaysia (mainland)
- Theoa tricaudata (Locket, 1982) (type) – Seychelles, Thailand, Malaysia (mainland)
- Theoa vesica Zhao & Li, 2014 – China
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Gen. Theoa Saaristo, 1995". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
- ^ Saaristo, M. I. (1995). "Linyphiid spiders of the granitic islands of Seychelles (Araneae, Linyphiidae)". Phelsuma. 3: 41–52.