Cicurina tersa
Simon, 1886
Cicurina tersa is a of true spider in the Cicurinidae, a family recently elevated from status within the marronoid spider clade. The species was described by Eugène Simon in 1886 and is known from the United States and Canada. Like other members of its , C. tersa is a small, generally cryptically colored spider.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Cicurina tersa: /ˈkɪkjʊˌraɪnə ˈtɜrsə/
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Distribution
United States and Canada.
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Family Status
Cicurinidae was re-elevated to status in 2023 based on genomic phylogenetic studies of the marronoid spider clade, having previously been treated as a (Cicurininae) of Dictynidae.
Taxonomic Uncertainty
Some sources still list Cicurina tersa under Hahniidae or Dictynidae, reflecting ongoing taxonomic revisions in this group of small, morphologically cryptic spiders.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
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