Sciastes is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by S. C. Bishop & C. R. Crosby in 1938.
Species
it contains seven species, found in Europe and Russia:
- Sciastes carli <small>(Lessert, 1907)</small> â France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria
- Sciastes dubius <small>(Hackman, 1954)</small> â Russia, Canada, USA
- Sciastes extremus <small>Holm, 1967</small> â Canada, Greenland
- Sciastes hastatus <small>Millidge, 1984</small> â USA, Canada
- Sciastes mentasta <small>(Chamberlin & Ivie, 1947)</small> â Canada, USA (Alaska)
- Sciastes tenna <small>Chamberlin, 1949</small> â USA
- Sciastes truncatus <small>(Emerton, 1882)</small> (type) â USA, Canada
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