Microsa

Microsa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Gnaphosidae
Genus:	Microsa; Platnick & Shadab, 1977
Type species
	M. chickeringi; Platnick & Shadab, 1977
Species
	M. chickeringi Platnick & Shadab, 1977 – Virgin Is. ; M. cubitas Alayón & Platnick, 1993 – Cuba ; M. gertschi Platnick, 1978 – Bahama Is.;

Microsa is a genus of Caribbean ground spiders that was first described by Norman I. Platnick & M. U. Shadab in 1977.^[2] As of May 2019^[update] it contains only three species: M. chickeringi, M. cubitas, and M. gertschi.^[1]

References

^ a b "Gen. Microsa Platnick & Shadab, 1977". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
^ Platnick, N. I.; Shadab, M. U. (1977). "A new genus of the spider subfamily Gnaphosinae from the Virgin Islands (Araneae, Gnaphosidae)". Journal of Arachnology. 3: 191–194.

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[NMBE-1] "Gen. Microsa Platnick & Shadab, 1977". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-04.

[Plat1977-2] Platnick, N. I.; Shadab, M. U. (1977). "A new genus of the spider subfamily Gnaphosinae from the Virgin Islands (Araneae, Gnaphosidae)". Journal of Arachnology. 3: 191–194.