Platnickina
Platnickina is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by A. Ö. Koçak & M. Kemal in 2008.
Distribution
Spiders in this genus are found worldwide.Description
As comb-footed spiders, Platnickina have two body segments and eight legs. The tarsi of the final leg pair have rows of strong, serrated bristles ventrally.Platnickina can be distinguished from other theridiid genera by the presence of trichobothria on the metatarsi of the third leg pair, the opisthosoma not being higher than it is long, and the absence of a colulus. Also, the European species at least are bright yellow with black mottling.
Species
, this genus includes fifteen species:Platnickina adamsoni – United States, Caribbean, South America. Introduced to St. Helena, Ascension Is. Ghana, South Africa, Seychelles, China, Korea, Japan, Pacific Is.Platnickina alabamensis – Canada, United StatesPlatnickina antoni – United StatesPlatnickina fritilla Gao & Li, 2014 – ChinaPlatnickina kijabei – Cape Verde, KenyaPlatnickina maculata – Japan Platnickina nigropunctata – MediterraneanPlatnickina obscurata – ChinaPlatnickina punctosparsa – United StatesPlatnickina qionghaiensis – ChinaPlatnickina sterninotata – Russia, China, Korea, JapanPlatnickina submaculata Hu & Liu, 2025 – ChinaPlatnickina tincta – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Iran. Introduced to North AmericaPlatnickina xianfengensis – China, TaiwanPlatnickina yoshidai Hu & Liu, 2025 – ChinaIn synonymy:
- P. adamsoni = Platnickina mneon
- P. blatchleyi = Platnickina mneon
- P. cinerascens = Platnickina alabamensis
- P. hobbsi = Platnickina mneon
- P. insulicola = Platnickina mneon
- P. talmo = ''Platnickina alabamensis''