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Cyatholipus

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Cyatholipus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Cyatholipidae
Genus: Cyatholipus
Simon, 1894[1]
Type species
C. hirsutissimus
Simon, 1894
Species

6, see text

Synonyms[1]

Cyatholipus is a genus of African araneomorph spiders in the family Cyatholipidae, and was first described by Eugène Simon in 1894.[4] Originally placed with the ray spiders, it was moved to the Cyatholipidae in 1978.[5][6]

Species

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As of April 2019 it contains six species, all found in South Africa:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Cyatholipus Simon, 1894". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
  2. ^ Petrunkevitch, A. (1928). "Systema Aranearum". Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences. 29: 233.
  3. ^ Griswold, C. E. (1987). "A review of the southern African spiders of the family Cyatholipidae Simon, 1894 (Araneae: Araneomorphae)". Annals of the Natal Museum. 28: 505.
  4. ^ Simon, E (1894). Histoire naturelle des araignées. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.
  5. ^ Davies, V. T. (1978). "A new family of spiders (Araneae: Teemenaaridae)". Symposia of the Zoological Society of London. 42: 301.
  6. ^ Wunderlich, J. (1978). "Zur Kenntnis der Cyatholipinae Simon 1894 (Arachnida: Araneida: ?Tetragnathidae)". Zoologische Beiträge (N.F.). 24: 33.