Pilosarachne Jiang & Li, 2020
publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.11865/zs.202033 |
publication LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:pub:00441A2B-31CF-400B-B2AA-E7BEA6775439 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/FE7987DA-FFD3-FFFE-BCFE-F9C41520F89E |
treatment provided by |
Diego |
scientific name |
Pilosarachne Jiang & Li |
status |
gen. nov. |
Genus Pilosarachne Jiang & Li , gen. nov.
Type species. Pilosarachne ju Jiang & Li, sp. nov.
Etymology. The generic name is derived from Greek word pilos meaning “hair or wool wrought into felt”, referring to dense feathery scales on the spider’s body and appendages; and Greek word arachne meaning “spider”. The generic name is feminine.
Diagnosis. Pilosarachne Jiang & Li , gen. nov. can be distinguished by the characters of the family, as given above.
Distribution. Late Cretaceous Kachin amber, Myanmar .
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