Beatitas
| Beatitas | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Phrurolithidae |
| Genus: | Beatitas Mu & Zhang, 2023[2] |
| Species: | B. octomaculatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Beatitas octomaculatus Mu & Zhang, 2023[1]
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Beatitas is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Phrurolithidae containing the single species, Beatitas octomaculatus.[1]
Distribution
Beatitas octomaculatus has only been recorded from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in China.[1]
Etymology
The genus name is Latin "beatitas" ("happiness"), »referring to the beautiful appearance of spiders of this genus, which elicits positive feelings«. The species name means "eight-spotted" in Latin, for the eight light spots on the abdomen.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Gen. Beatitas Mu & Zhang, 2023". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
- ^ a b Mu, Y.; Zhang, F. (2023). "Further additions to the guardstone spider fauna from China (Araneae: Phrurolithidae)". Zootaxa. 5338: 1–104. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5338.1.1.