Bureyanus
Species of spider
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Bureyanus is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Linyphiidae containing the single species, Bureyanus hastatus.[2] It is only known from the Khabarovsk Province of Russia.[1]
| Bureyanus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Bureyanus Tanasevitch, 2023[1] |
| Species: | B. hastatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Bureyanus hastatus Tanasevitch, 2023[2] | |
The species is only known from one male specimen. Its body length is 1.7 mm. It was found in moss and leaf litter of coniferous forest.[1]
Etymology
The genus name refers to the Bureya River basin, where the species was found. The species name is derived from Latin "hasta" ("spear"), referring to spear-shaped processes on the convector in the male palp.[1]