Helenactyna

Helenactyna
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Dictynidae
Genus: Helenactyna
Benoit, 1977
Type species
H. crucifera
Species

Helenactyna is a genus of cribellate araneomorph spiders in the family Dictynidae, and was first described by Pierre L.G. Benoit in 1977. As of May 2019 it contains only two species, both from Saint Helena: H. crucifera and H. vicina.

References

  1. ^ a b "Gen. Helenactyna Benoit, 1977". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  2. ^ Benoit, P. L. G. (1977), "Araignées cribellates", La faune terrestre de l'île de Sainte-Hélène IV