Protosintula
Species of spider
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Protosintula is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Linyphiidae containing the single species, Protosintula tenebrosus.[2]
| Protosintula | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Protosintula Tanasevitch, 2021[1] |
| Species: | P. tenebrosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Protosintula tenebrosus Tanasevitch, 2021[2] | |
The species is only known from one male, which was picked up by hand from under a stone near a building in Central Negev Desert, Israel. It has a body length of 2.2 mm.[1]
Distribution
Protosintula tenebrosus has only been recorded from Israel.[2]