Apyretina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Thomisidae
Genus: Apyretina
Strand, 1929[1]
Type species
A. pentagona
(Simon, 1895)
Species

5, see text

Apyretina is a genus of African crab spiders that was first described by Embrik Strand in 1929.[2]

Species

As of June 2020 it contains five species, found on Madagascar:[1]

  • Apyretina catenulata (Simon, 1903)Madagascar
  • Apyretina nigra (Simon, 1903) – Madagascar
  • Apyretina pentagona (Simon, 1895) (type) – Madagascar
  • Apyretina quinquenotata (Simon, 1903) – Madagascar
  • Apyretina tessera (Simon, 1903) – Madagascar

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Gen. Apyretina Strand, 1929". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  2. Strand, E. (1929). "Zoological and palaeontological nomenclatorical notes". Acta Universitatis Latviensis. 20: 1–29.

Further reading

  • Simon, E. (1903). "Descriptions d'arachnides nouveaux de Madagascar, faisant partie des collections du Muséum". Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. 9: 133–140.
  • Simon, E (1895). Histoire naturelle des araignées (in French). Paris: Roret. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.


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