Zophoryctes is a monotypic genus of East African brushed trapdoor spiders containing the single species, Zophoryctes flavopilosus. It was first described by Eugène Simon in 1902,[2] and has only been found in Madagascar.[1]

Zophoryctes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Barychelidae
Genus: Zophoryctes
Simon, 1902[1]
Species:
Z. flavopilosus
Binomial name
Zophoryctes flavopilosus
Simon, 1902

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Zophoryctes Simon, 1902". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  2. ^ Simon, E. (1902). "Description d'arachnides nouveaux de la famille des Aviculariides faisant partie de collections du Muséum". Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. 8: 595–599.