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Macrobunus

Macrobunus is a genus of spiders in the family Amaurobiidae, known as hackled mesh-web weavers. It was first described by Albert Tullgren in 1901. The genus is represented by five species, with only one species known from South Africa and the rest recorded from South America.

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Macrobunus is a genus of spiders in the family Amaurobiidae, known as hackled mesh-web weavers. It was first described by Albert Tullgren in 1901. The genus is represented by five species, with only one species known from South Africa and the rest recorded from South America.

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