Cladycnis insignis (Lucas, 1838) is a animal in the Pisauridae family, order Araneae, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cladycnis insignis (Lucas, 1838)

Cladycnis insignis (Lucas, 1838)

Cladycnis insignis is the only species in the monotypic nursery web spider genus Cladycnis, endemic to the Canary Islands.

Family
Genus
Cladycnis
Order
Araneae
Class
Arachnida

About Cladycnis insignis (Lucas, 1838)

Cladycnis is a monotypic genus of nursery web spiders, meaning it contains only one recognized species: Cladycnis insignis. This genus was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1898, and the species it contains is endemic to the Canary Islands.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Arachnida Araneae Pisauridae Cladycnis

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