Corynethrix
Monotypic genus of spiders
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Corynethrix is a monotypic genus of South Pacific crab spiders containing the single species, Corynethrix obscura. It was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1876 based on a female specimen.[2] They have been found in New South Wales and Queensland.[1] A male has not yet been identified, and there is very little known about the biology and behaviour of this species and its relatives.[3][4]
| Corynethrix | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Thomisidae |
| Genus: | Corynethrix L. Koch, 1876[1] |
| Species: | C. obscura |
| Binomial name | |
| Corynethrix obscura L. Koch, 1876 | |
The original description lacks many of the morphological details helpful for identification, though it is similar to other members of the Bominae subfamily, including Boliscus and Bomis.[3] Eugène Simon described a second species C. tuberculata in 1886,[5] but it was later made the type species of Boliscus.[6]
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