Altimella
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| Altimella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Cicurinidae |
| Genus: | Altimella Wang & Z. S. Zhang, 2024[1] |
| Type species | |
| A. nedong Wang & Z. S. Zhang, 2024 | |
| Species | |
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2, see text | |
Altimella is a genus of spiders in the family Cicurinidae.[2]
This genus is similar to Brommella, which also possesses a cribellum. However, Altimella differs from Brommella by having a longer retrolateral tibial apophysis.[1]
Altimella is only known from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (Xizang) in China.[1][2]
Life style
Spiders of this genus have been found in high altitude areas (around 4,000 m) of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. They construct sheet webs under stones.[1]
