Chikunia
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| Chikunia | |
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| Chikunia albipes | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Theridiidae |
| Genus: | Chikunia Yoshida, 2009[1] |
| Type species | |
| Chikunia albipes (Saito, 1935) | |
| Diversity | |
| 3, see text | |
Chikunia is a genus of Asian comb-footed spiders that was first described by H. Yoshida in 2009.[2] These spiders are small, often dark or orange colored. This species can be found in solidarity, though they can also be found in colonies.[3]
