Tolkienus
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| Tolkienus | |
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| T. bellans | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Dictynidae |
| Genus: | Tolkienus Cala-Riquelme, Crews & Esposito, 2025[1] |
| Type species | |
| Dictyna longispina Emerton, 1888
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| Species | |
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Tolkienus is a genus of spiders in the family Dictynidae.[2]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]Tolkienus is distributed across North America and Eurasia. In North America, the genus occurs in Canada and the USA, with T. bellans extending into Mexico. In Eurasia, the genus is found from Eastern Europe to Iran. T. estoc is endemic to Equatorial Guinea in West Africa.[2]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The genus is named in honor of J. R. R. Tolkien.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]This genus was erected in 2025 with species formerly in genus Dictyna, and one newly described species from West Africa.[2]
Species
[edit | edit source]As of October 2025[update], this genus includes five species and one subspecies:[2]
- Tolkienus armatus (Thorell, 1875) – Ukraine, Russia (Europe, Caucasus)
- Tolkienus bellans (Chamberlin, 1919) – United States, Mexico
- T. b. hatchi (Jones, 1948) – United States
- Tolkienus estoc Cala-Riquelme & Al-Jamal, 2025 – Equatorial Guinea
- Tolkienus longispinus (Emerton, 1888) – Canada, United States (type species)
- Tolkienus ottoi (Marusik & Koponen, 2017) – Caucasus (Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan), Iran
References
[edit | edit source]External links
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