Microrchestris
Appearance
Microrchestris | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Sparassidae |
Genus: | Microrchestris Lawrence, 1962[1] |
Type species | |
M. melanogaster Lawrence, 1962
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Species | |
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Microrchestris is a genus of Namibian huntsman spiders that was first described by R. F. Lawrence in 1962.[2] As of September 2019[update] it contains two species, found in Namibia: M. melanogaster and M. scutatus.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Gen. Microrchestris Lawrence, 1962". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
- ^ Lawrence, R. F. (1962). "Spiders of the Namib desert". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 24: 197–211.