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Biton (arachnid)

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Biton
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Solifugae
Family: Daesiidae
Genus: Biton
Karsch, 1880
Type species
Biton ehrenbergi
Karsch, 1880
Species

68, see text

Biton is a genus of daesiid camel spiders, first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1880.[1]

Species

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As of October 2022, the World Solifugae Catalog accepts the following sixty-eight species:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Karsch, Ferdinand (1880). "Zur Kenntniss der Galeodiden". Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 46: 228–243. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.14406.
  2. ^ "Biton Karsch, 1880". World Solifugae Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.