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Cotinusa

Cotinusa is a genus of jumping spiders indigenous primarily to the Americas, with a localized distribution spanning from Mexico through Central and South America, alongside an anomalous regional outlier reported in Asia. The genus was first formally described and established in 1900 by the prolific French arachnologist Eugène Louis Simon, who established the fundamental morphological criteria utilized to categorize these distinct hunting spiders.

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Cotinusa is a genus of jumping spiders indigenous primarily to the Americas, with a localized distribution spanning from Mexico through Central and South America, alongside an anomalous regional outlier reported in Asia. The genus was first formally described and established in 1900 by the prolific French arachnologist Eugène Louis Simon, who established the fundamental morphological criteria utilized to categorize these distinct hunting spiders.

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  1. date of establishment: 1900 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of establishment: 1901 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1900". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of establishment is "1901". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1357407876

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