Poecilarcys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Poecilarcys
Simon, 1895[1]
Species:
P. ditissimus
Binomial name
Poecilarcys ditissimus
(Simon, 1885)

Poecilarcys is a genus of African orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, Poecilarcys ditissimus. It was first described by Eugène Simon in 1895 to hold the single species moved from the now obsolete "catch-all" genus Epeira.[2] It has only been found in Tunisia.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Gen. Poecilarcys Simon, 1895". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  2. Simon, E (1895). Histoire naturelle des araignées. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.


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