Mallos (spider)

Updated on Dec 02, 2023

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Kingdom Animalia Suborder Araneomorphae Family Dictynidae Rank Genus		Class Arachnida Superfamily Dictynoidea Phylum Arthropoda Order Spider
Similar Agelena consociata, Dictyna, Dictynidae

Mallos is a spider genus belonging to the Dictynidae family.

Among the genus, Mallos gregalis is known to be a social spider species, living in groups and signaling each other by vibrating their web.

Species

Mallos blandus Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958 — USA

Mallos bryantae Gertsch, 1946 — USA, Mexico

Mallos chamberlini Bond & Opell, 1997 — Mexico

Mallos dugesi (Becker, 1886) — USA, Mexico

Mallos flavovittatus (Keyserling, 1881) — Venezuela, Peru

Mallos gertschi Bond & Opell, 1997 — Mexico

Mallos gregalis (Simon, 1909) — Mexico

Mallos hesperius (Chamberlin, 1916) — Mexico to Paraguay

Mallos kraussi Gertsch, 1946 — Mexico

Mallos macrolirus Bond & Opell, 1997 — Mexico

Mallos margaretae Gertsch, 1946 — Costa Rica, Panama

Mallos mians (Chamberlin, 1919) — USA, Mexico

Mallos nigrescens (Caporiacco, 1955) — Venezuela

Mallos niveus O. P.-Cambridge, 1902 — USA, Mexico

Mallos pallidus (Banks, 1904) — USA, Mexico

Mallos pearcei Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958 — USA

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