Praestigia
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Praestigia is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by Alfred Frank Millidge in 1954.[2]
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Praestigia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Linyphiidae |
Genus: | Praestigia Millidge, 1954[1] |
Type species | |
P. duffeyi Millidge, 1954 | |
Species | |
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The defining characteristic of Praestigia is a projection issuing from the ocular region in males, which varies in form depending on the species, and bears a cap at its distal end. The cap is composed of a series of interconnected fibers glued to the projection with a waxy substance. The cap itself is easily dislodged and lost, and where it originates from is unclear.[3]
The generic name is a combination of Latin prae, meaning "in front" or "before" and Greek stigios, meaning "an awl," a reference to the above-described projection.[3]