Biology:Carparachne

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Short description: Genus of spiders

Carparachne
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Sparassidae
Genus: Carparachne
Lawrence, 1962[1]
Type species
C. alba
Lawrence, 1962
Species
  • C. alba Lawrence, 1962 – Namibia
  • Lawrence, 1966 – Namibia C. aureoflava

Carparachne 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: C. alba and C. aureoflava.[1] The golden wheel spider (C. aureoflava) uses cartwheeling to move across hot, sandy ground, similar to the related Cebrennus rechenbergi, which uses a flic-flac motion.

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Gen. Carparachne Lawrence, 1962. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/3100. 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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