Chthonos
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| Chthonos | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Theridiosomatidae |
| Genus: | Chthonos Coddington, 1986[1] |
| Type species | |
| C. pectorosa (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882) | |
| Species | |
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5, see text | |
Chthonos is a genus of South American ray spiders that was created by Jonathan A. Coddington in 1986 because the previous name was preoccupied.[2] Originally placed with the Orb-weaver_spiders under the name Tecmessa,[3] it was transferred to the ray spiders in 1986.[2]