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