Plectophanes
Sign in to savePlectophanes is a genus of South Pacific araneomorph spiders in the family Cycloctenidae, and was first described by E. B. Bryant in 1935. The eyes are positioned on an extension of the carapace that projects forward of the chelicerae.
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Plectophanes is a genus of South Pacific araneomorph spiders in the family Cycloctenidae, and was first described by E. B. Bryant in 1935. The eyes are positioned on an extension of the carapace that projects forward of the chelicerae.
== Description == These spiders are distinguished from other cycloctenids by the positioning of the eyes on an extension of the carapace that projects forward of the chelicerae.
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