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Chrosiothes
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Chrosiothes

Chrosiothes is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1894. It is considered a senior synonym of Theridiotis.

They have thick legs and two minute setae in place of a colulus. Males are noticeably smaller than females. Females of C. jamaicensis are about 2.9 millimetres (0.11 in) long, while males are only about 1.6 millimetres (0.063 in).

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