Masoncus
Genus of spiders
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Masoncus is a genus of North American dwarf spiders that was first described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin in 1949.[2]
| Masoncus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Masoncus Chamberlin, 1949[1] |
| Type species | |
| M. arienus Chamberlin, 1949 | |
| Species | |
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Species
As of May 2019[update] it contains four species, found in Canada and the United States:[1]
- Masoncus arienus Chamberlin, 1949 (type) – USA,
- Masoncus conspectus (Gertsch & Davis, 1936) – USA
- Masoncus dux Chamberlin, 1949 – Canada
- Masoncus pogonophilus Cushing, 1995 – USA. Known myrmecophilic association with Pogonomyrmex badius, this spider lives in the nest and feeds on springtails. [3]