Hexisopus
Ventral view of Hexisopus fodiens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Solifugae
Family: Hexisopodidae
Genus: Hexisopus
Karsch, 1879
Type species
Hexisopus lanatus
(C.L. Koch, 1842)
Species

15, see text

Hexisopus is a genus of hexisopodid camel spiders, first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1879.[1]

Species

As of March 2023, the World Solifugae Catalog accepts the following fifteen species:[2]

  • Hexisopus abnormis (Roewer, 1932) — Angola
  • Hexisopus aureopilosus Lawrence, 1968 — Namibia
  • Hexisopus crassus Purcell, 1899 — South Africa
  • Hexisopus eberlanzi (Roewer, 1941) — Namibia
  • Hexisopus fodiens Simon, 1888 — Botswana
  • Hexisopus fumosus Lawrence, 1967 — Namibia
  • Hexisopus infuscatus Kraepelin, 1899 — Namibia
  • Hexisopus lanatus (C.L. Koch, 1842) — Namibia, South Africa
  • Hexisopus moiseli Lamoral, 1972 — Namibia
  • Hexisopus nigrolunatus Kraepelin, 1899 — Namibia
  • Hexisopus nigroplagiatus Lawrence, 1972 — Namibia
  • Hexisopus psammophilus Wharton, 1981 — Namibia
  • Hexisopus pusillus Lawrence, 1962 — Namibia
  • Hexisopus reticulatus Purcell, 1902 — South Africa
  • Hexisopus swarti Lawrence, 1968 — Namibia

References

  1. Karsch, F. (1879). "Sieben neue Arachniden von St. Martha". Entomologische Zeitgung. 40: 106–109.
  2. "Hexisopus Karsch, 1879". World Solifugae Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.


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