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Sisicottus

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Sisicottus is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by S. C. Bishop & C. R. Crosby in 1938. They can be found in moss and litter of conifer forests.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassArachnida
  4. OrderAraneae
  5. FamilyLinyphiidae
Observations recorded1,918

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
3
Family
Linyphiidae
Collections
UAM, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS (UAM)
Recorded in
United States, Canada

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taxon
Parent taxon
Linyphiidae
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taxon name
Sisicottus
taxon rank
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Category:Sisicottus
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Sisicottus is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by S. C. Bishop & C. R. Crosby in 1938. They can be found in moss and litter of conifer forests.

==Species== it contains nine species, found in Russia, the United States, Canada and on the Kuril Islands: Sisicottus aenigmaticus Miller, 1999 – USA Sisicottus crossoclavis Miller, 1999 – USA, Canada Sisicottus cynthiae Miller, 1999 – USA Sisicottus montanus (Emerton, 1882) (type) – USA, Canada Sisicottus montigena Bishop & Crosby, 1938 – USA Sisicottus nesides (Chamberlin, 1921) – USA, Canada Sisicottus orites (Chamberlin, 1919) – USA, Canada Sisicottus panopeus Miller, 1999 – USA, Canada, Russia (Kurile Is.) Sisicottus quoylei Miller, 1999 – USA, Canada

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