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Scelidocteus

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Scelidocteus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Palpimanidae
Genus: Scelidocteus
Simon, 1907[1]
Type species
S. pachypus
Simon, 1907
Species

7, see text

Scelidocteus is a genus of African palp-footed spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1907.[2]

Species

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As of June 2019 it contains seven species, found only in Africa:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Scelidocteus Simon, 1907". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
  2. ^ Simon, E. (1907). "Arachnides recueillis par L. Fea sur la côte occidentale d'Afrique. 1re partie". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. 3 (3): 218–323.