''Ecitocobius'' is a
monotypic
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genus
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of
South America
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n
corinnid sac spiders containing the single species, ''Ecitocobius comissator''. It was first described by A. B. Bonaldo &
Antônio Brescovit in 1998,
and has only been found in
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
.
References
Corinnidae
Monotypic Corinnidae genera
Spiders of Brazil
Taxa named by Antônio Brescovit
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