Proboscidula

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Classis: Arachnida
Ordo: Araneae
Subordo: Opisthothelae
Infraordo: Araneomorphae
Taxon: Neocribellatae
Series: Entelegynae
Superfamilia: Araneoidea

Familia: Theridiidae
Subfamilia: Pholcommatinae
Genus: Proboscidula
Species: P. loricata – P. milleri
Name

Proboscidula Miller, 1970

Type species: Proboscidula loricata Miller, 1970
References
Primary references

Miller, F. 1970a: Spinnenarten der Unterfamilie Micryphantinae und der Familie Theridiidae aus Angola. Publicações Culturais da Companhia de Diamantes de Angola 82: 75-166. Reference page.

Additional references

Knoflach, B. 1995. Two remarkable afromontane Theridiidae: Proboscidula milleri n. sp. and Robertus calidus n. sp. (Arachnida, Araneae) Revue Suisse de Zoologie 102: 979-988. Reference page.

Proboscidula is a genus of African comb-footed spiders that was first described by F. Miller in 1970.[2] As of June 2020 it contains two species, found in Africa: P. loricata and P. milleri.[1]
See also

List of Theridiidae species

References

"Gen. Proboscidula Miller, 1970". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-07-01.

Miller, F. (1970). "Spinnenarten der Unterfamilie Micryphantinae und der Familie Theridiidae aus Angola". Publicações Culturais da Companhia de Diamantes de Angola. 82: 75–166.

Further reading
Knoflach, B. (1995). "Two remarkable afromontane Theridiidae: Proboscidula milleri n. sp. and Robertus calidus n. sp. (Arachnida, Araneae)". Revue Suisse de Zoologie. 102: 979–988.
Levi, H. W. (1972). "Taxonomic-nomenclatural notes on misplaced theridiid spiders (Araneae: Theridiidae), with observations on Anelosimus". Transactions of the American Microscopical Society. 91: 533–538.
Miller, F. (1970). "Spinnenarten der Unterfamilie Micryphantinae und der Familie Theridiidae aus Angola". Publicações Culturais da Companhia de Diamantes de Angola. 82: 75–166.