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Poessa

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Poessa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Poessa
Simon, 1902[1]
Species:
P. argenteofrenata
Binomial name
Poessa argenteofrenata
Simon, 1902

Poessa is a monotypic genus of Malagasy jumping spiders containing the single species, Poessa argenteofrenata. It was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1902,[2] and is only found on Madagascar.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Poessa Simon, 1902". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
  2. ^ Simon, E. (1902). "Etudes arachnologiques. 31e Mémoire. LI. Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de la famille des Salticidae (suite)". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 71: 389–421.