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The wall crab spiders (family Selenopidae), a member of a group of families collectively called crab spiders because of their laterigrade (forward-facing) legs. Arthropods are Animals belonging to the Phylum Arthropoda (from Greek ἄρθρον arthron, " Joint " Arachnids are a class ( Arachnida) of joint-legged Invertebrate Animals in the subphylum Chelicerata. Spiders are Predatory Invertebrate Animals that have two body segments, eight legs no chewing mouth parts and no wings The Entelegynae are a subgroup of araneomorph spiders Almost all members of this group unlike most members of Haplogynae, have eight eyes and females have Eugène Simon ( April 30, 1848 - November 17, 1924) was a French Arachnologist. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common This page lists all described species of the spider family Selenopidae as of Oct Selenops is a spider genus that is found in many deserts of the world Crab spiders make up the Thomisidae family of the Araneae order They also move much like crabs. This family consists of about 175 species in four genera, of which Selenops is the best known. The family is primarily tropical with the genus Anyphops confined to Sub-Saharan Africa and the genus Hovops confined to Madagascar. Madagascar, or Republic of Madagascar (older name Malagasy Republic) is an Island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern The spiders are very flat and are commonly found on walls or under rocks. They are quite agile and very difficult to capture. In addition their coloring makes them often quite difficult to see. Like almost all Entelegynae, they have eight eyes. The Entelegynae are a subgroup of araneomorph spiders Almost all members of this group unlike most members of Haplogynae, have eight eyes and females have
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Genera
- Anyphops Benoit, 1968 (Africa, Madagascar)
- Garcorops Corronca, 2003 (Madagascar, Comoro Islands)
- Hovops Benoit, 1968 (Madagascar, Reunion)
- Selenops Latreille, 1819 (America, Asia, Africa, Mediterranean)
See also
References
- Bosselaers, J. Selenops is a spider genus that is found in many deserts of the world Pierre André Latreille ( November 20, 1762 - February 6, 1833) was a French entomologist. This page lists all described species of the spider family Selenopidae as of Oct Spider taxonomy is the Alpha taxonomy of the Spiders members of the Araneae order of the arthropod (2004). A new Garcorops species from Madagascar copal (Araneae: Selenopidae). Zootaxa 445:1-7 PDF
- Penney, D. , Ono, H. & Selden, P. A. (2005). A new synonymy for the Madagascan copal spider fauna (Araneae, Selenopidae). J. Afrotrop. Zool. 2:41-44. PDF
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