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Charminus
Sign in to saveCharminus is a genus of nursery web spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1899.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyPisauridae
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Charminus is a genus of nursery web spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1899.
==Description== Charminus species have a total body size of 7.8 to 9.7 mm for both females and males. Females are slightly larger than males, but males have longer legs. The carapace is longer than wide and narrower in the eye region. Both eye rows are recurved, with the anterior row only slightly shorter than the posterior row. The anterior eyes are slightly smaller than the posterior eyes.
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