Sisicottus
Genus of spiders
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Sisicottus is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by S. C. Bishop & C. R. Crosby in 1938.[2] They can be found in moss and litter of conifer forests.[3]
| Sisicottus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Sisicottus Bishop & Crosby, 1938[1] |
| Type species | |
| S. montanus (Emerton, 1882) | |
| Species | |
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9, see text | |
Species
As of May 2019[update] it contains nine species, found in Russia, the United States, Canada and on the Kuril Islands:[1]
- Sisicottus aenigmaticus Miller, 1999 – USA
- Sisicottus crossoclavis Miller, 1999 – USA, Canada
- Sisicottus cynthiae Miller, 1999 – USA
- Sisicottus montanus (Emerton, 1882) (type) – USA, Canada
- Sisicottus montigena Bishop & Crosby, 1938 – USA
- Sisicottus nesides (Chamberlin, 1921) – USA, Canada
- Sisicottus orites (Chamberlin, 1919) – USA, Canada
- Sisicottus panopeus Miller, 1999 – USA, Canada, Russia (Kurile Is.)
- Sisicottus quoylei Miller, 1999 – USA, Canada