Rothaeina
Rothaeina is a genus of spiders in the family Cybaeidae.
Distribution
Rothaeina is known from the western United States.Etymology
The genus name is a combination of arachnologist Vincent Daniel Roth and the related genus Cybaeina, honoring Roth's lifelong interest in Nearctic Cybaeinae spiders. Roth is also the original describer of R. sequoia.R. beaudini is named after Robb Bennett's son Beaudin A. Bennett. R. jamesi honors Blues guitarist Elmore James. R. mackinleyi honors blues singer McKinley "Muddy Waters" Morganfield. R. petersoni is named after Canadian artist Ronald Alexander Miles Peterson.