Rothaeina is a genus of spiders in the family Cybaeidae.[2]
| Rothaeina | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Cybaeidae |
| Genus: | Rothaeina Bennett, 2023[1] |
| Type species | |
| Cybaeina sequoia Roth, 1952 | |
| Species | |
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5, see text | |
Distribution
editRothaeina is known from the western United States (California, Oregon).[2]
Etymology
editThe genus name is a combination of arachnologist Vincent Daniel Roth (1924-1997) and the related genus Cybaeina, honoring Roth's lifelong interest in Nearctic Cybaeinae spiders.[1] Roth is also the original describer of R. sequoia (as Cybaeina sequoia).[2]
R. beaudini is named after Robb Bennett's son Beaudin A. Bennett (born 1985). R. jamesi honors Blues guitarist Elmore James (1918-1963). R. mackinleyi honors blues singer McKinley "Muddy Waters" Morganfield (1913-1983). R. petersoni is named after Canadian artist Ronald Alexander Miles Peterson.[1]
Species
editAs of October 2025[update], this genus includes five species:[2]
- Rothaeina beaudini Bennett, 2023 – United States
- Rothaeina jamesi Bennett, 2023 – United States
- Rothaeina mackinleyi Bennett, 2023 – United States
- Rothaeina petersoni Bennett, 2023 – United States
- Rothaeina sequoia (Roth, 1952) – United States (type species)
References
edit- 1 2 3 Bennett, R.; Copley, C. (2023). "Revision of the western Nearctic spider genus Cybaeina including the description of Neocybaeina gen. nov. and Rothaeina gen. nov. (Araneae: Cybaeidae: Cybaeinae)". Zootaxa. 5318 (1): 97–120. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5318.1.5. PMID 37518395.
- 1 2 3 4 "Gen. Rothaeina Bennett, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
