Microrchestris

Microrchestris is a genus of Namibian huntsman spiders that was first described by R. F. Lawrence in 1962.[2] As of September 2019 it contains two species, found in Namibia: M. melanogaster and M. scutatus.[1]

Microrchestris
Scientific classification
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
Species
  • M. melanogaster Lawrence, 1962 – Namibia
  • M. scutatus Lawrence, 1966 – Namibia

See also

References
  1. "Gen. Microrchestris Lawrence, 1962". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  2. Lawrence, R. F. (1962). "Spiders of the Namib desert". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 24: 197–211.


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