''Scotargus'' is a

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of sheet weavers that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1913.

Species

it contains six species, found in

Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...

Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...

North Africa North Africa (sometimes Northern Africa) is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region. However, it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of t ...

, and on the

Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; ) or Canaries are an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and the southernmost Autonomous communities of Spain, Autonomous Community of Spain. They are located in the northwest of Africa, with the closest point to the cont ...

: *'' Scotargus enghoffi'' Wunderlich, 1992 – Canary Is. *'' Scotargus grancanariensis'' Wunderlich, 1992 – Canary Is. *'' Scotargus numidicus'' Bosmans, 2006 – Algeria *'' Scotargus pilosus'' Simon, 1913 (

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) – Europe, North Africa, Caucasus, Russia to Central Asia *'' Scotargus secundus'' Wunderlich, 1987 – Canary Is. *'' Scotargus tenerifensis'' Wunderlich, 1992 – Canary Is.

References

Araneomorphae genera Linyphiidae Palearctic spiders Spiders of Africa Spiders of the Canary Islands {{Linyphiidae-stub

Species

See also

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