Weintrauboa
Sign in to saveWeintrauboa is a genus of spiders in the family Linyphiidae. Originally described as part of the family Pimoidae, the genus was transferred to Linyphiidae in 2021 based on molecular phylogenetic studies.
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Weintrauboa is a genus of spiders in the family Linyphiidae. Originally described as part of the family Pimoidae, the genus was transferred to Linyphiidae in 2021 based on molecular phylogenetic studies.
==Etymology== The genus name honors Professor Robert L. Weintraub (1912–1996), a benefactor of the systematics programme at The George Washington University.
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