Mallos
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Mallos niveus
Mallos niveus is a species of mesh-web weaver spider in the family Dictynidae. It was described by O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1902. The species belongs to a genus whose members are known for their social web-building behavior, though species-specific documentation for M. niveus remains limited. It occurs in the southwestern United States and Mexico.
Mallos pallidus
Mallos pallidus is a species of mesh web weaver spider in the family Dictynidae, first described by Banks in 1904. It is found in the United States and Mexico. The genus Mallos belongs to the cribellate spider lineage, characterized by the presence of a cribellum—a silk-producing organ that generates woolly, non-sticky silk used in prey capture.