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Zimiris

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Zimiris
Zimiris doriae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Prodidomidae
Genus: Zimiris
Simon, 1882[1]
Type species
Z. doriae
Simon, 1882
Species
  • Z. diffusa Platnick & Penney, 2004 – Yemen (Socotra), India. Introduced to St. Helena
  • Z. doriae Simon, 1882 – Ivory Coast, Sudan, Eritrea, Yemen, Iran, India. Introduced to Mexico, Caribbean, French Guiana, Brazil, Germany, Indonesia (Java), Malaysia

Zimiris is a genus of long-spinneret ground spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1882.[2] As of June 2019 it contains only two species, found in the Caribbean, Africa, South America, Asia, Germany, Mexico, and on Saint Helena: Z. diffusa and Z. doriae.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2019). "Gen. Zimiris Simon, 1882". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  2. ^ Simon, E. (1882), "II. Étude sur les arachnides de l'Yemen méridional", Viaggio ad Assab nel Mar Rosso, dei signori G