Apyretina is a genus of African crab spiders that was first described by Embrik Strand in 1929.[2]
| Apyretina | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Thomisidae |
| Genus: | Apyretina Strand, 1929[1] |
| Type species | |
| A. pentagona (Simon, 1895)
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| Species | |
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5, see text | |
Species edit
As of June 2020[update] it contains five species, found on Madagascar:[1]
- Apyretina catenulata (Simon, 1903) – Madagascar
- Apyretina nigra (Simon, 1903) – Madagascar
- Apyretina pentagona (Simon, 1895) (type) – Madagascar
- Apyretina quinquenotata (Simon, 1903) – Madagascar
- Apyretina tessera (Simon, 1903) – Madagascar
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Gen. Apyretina Strand, 1929". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
- ^ Strand, E. (1929). "Zoological and palaeontological nomenclatorical notes". Acta Universitatis Latviensis. 20: 1–29.
Further reading edit
- Simon, E. (1903). "Descriptions d'arachnides nouveaux de Madagascar, faisant partie des collections du Muséum". Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. 9: 133–140.
- Simon, E (1895). Histoire naturelle des araignées (in French). Paris: Roret. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.