Maloides
Sign in to saveMaloides is a genus of cave-dwelling spiders containing only one species, Maloides cavernicola, currently placed in the family Amaurobiidae.
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Maloides is a genus of cave-dwelling spiders containing only one species, Maloides cavernicola, currently placed in the family Amaurobiidae.
== Taxonomy == This species was first described as Mala cavernicola by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton in 1973 from a female specimen. The male of this species is unknown. The genus was renamed as Maloides in 1989. The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection.
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