Parastalita

Parastalita
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Dysderidae
Genus: Parastalita
Absolon & Kratochvíl, 1932[1]
Species:
P. stygia
Binomial name
Parastalita stygia
(Joseph, 1882)

Parastalita is a monotypic genus of Balkan woodlouse hunting spiders containing the single species, Parastalita stygia. It was first described by K. Absolon & J. Kratochvíl in 1932,[2] and has only been found in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] Notably, this species is blind as it completely lacks eyes.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Gen. Parastalita Absolon & Kratochvíl, 1932". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
  2. ^ Absolon, K.; Kratochvíl, J. (1932). "Zur Kenntnis der höhlenbewohnenden Araneae des illyrischen Karstgebiete". Mitteilungen über Höhlen- und Karstforschung. 1932: 73–81.
  3. ^ Rainer, Foelix (2011). Biology of Spiders (Third ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 20.

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