Gephyroctenus

Gephyroctenus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Infraorder:Araneomorphae
Family:Ctenidae
Genus:Gephyroctenus
Mello-Leitão[1]
Type species
Gephyroctenus philodromoides
Species

9, see text

Gephyroctenus is a genus of spiders in the Ctenidae family. It was first described in 1936 by Mello-Leitão. As of 2017, it contains 9 species, all found in Brazil and/or Peru.[1]

Species

Gephyroctenus comprises the following species:[1]

  • Gephyroctenus acre Polotow & Brescovit, 2008
  • Gephyroctenus atininga Polotow & Brescovit, 2008
  • Gephyroctenus divisor Polotow & Brescovit, 2008
  • Gephyroctenus esteio Polotow & Brescovit, 2008
  • Gephyroctenus juruti Polotow & Brescovit, 2008
  • Gephyroctenus mapia Polotow & Brescovit, 2008
  • Gephyroctenus panguana Polotow & Brescovit, 2008
  • Gephyroctenus philodromoides Mello-Leitão, 1936
  • Gephyroctenus portovelho Polotow & Brescovit, 2008

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ctenidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-19.


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