Protheridion obscurum Wunderlich 2004 (spider)

Arachnida - Araneae - Protheridiidae

Full reference: J. Wunderlich. 2004. On the relationships of the families of the superfamily Araneoidea (Araneae) and their kin, with cladograms, remarks on the origin of the orb web and description of the new and extinct families Baltsuccinidae and Protheridiidae in Tertiary Baltic amber. Beiträge zur Araneologie 3:1112-1154

Belongs to Protheridion according to J. Wunderlich 2004

Sister taxa: Protheridion bitterfeldensis, Protheridion detritus, Protheridion punctatum, Protheridion tibialis

Type specimen: F252/BB/AR/PRO/CJW. Its type locality is Baltic amber (Wunderlich collection), which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Baltic amber (Wunderlich collection)

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