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Singa (spider)

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Singa
Singa nitidula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Singa
C. L. Koch, 1836[1]
Type species
S. hamata
(Clerck, 1757)
Species

28, see text

Singa, also called striped orb-weavers,[2] is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by C. L. Koch in 1836.[3] They are small for orb-weavers, reaching 6 millimetres (0.24 in) or less in body length, excluding the legs.[4]

Species

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As of April 2019 it contains twenty-eight species:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2019). "Gen. Singa C. L. Koch, 1836". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  2. ^ "Singa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
  3. ^ Koch, C. L. (1836). Die Arachniden.
  4. ^ "Genus Singa". BugGuide. Retrieved 2019-05-15.