Biology:Dresserus
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Dresserus is a genus of African velvet spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1876.[1]
Species
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male D. colsoni -
female D. laticeps -
juvenile D. namaquensis
As of October 2025[update], this genus includes 23 species:[2]
- Dresserus aethiopicus Simon, 1909 – Ethiopia
- Dresserus angusticeps Purcell, 1904 – South Africa
- Dresserus armatus Pocock, 1901 – Uganda
- Dresserus bilineatus Tullgren, 1910 – East Africa
- Dresserus collinus Pocock, 1900 – South Africa
- Dresserus colsoni Tucker, 1920 – South Africa
- Dresserus darlingi Pocock, 1900 – Zimbabwe
- Dresserus elongatus Tullgren, 1910 – East Africa
- Dresserus fontensis Lawrence, 1928 – Namibia
- Dresserus fuscus Simon, 1876 – East Africa, Zanzibar (type species)
- Dresserus kannemeyeri Tucker, 1920 – South Africa
- Dresserus laticeps Purcell, 1904 – South Africa
- Dresserus murinus Lawrence, 1927 – Namibia
- Dresserus namaquensis Purcell, 1908 – South Africa
- Dresserus nigellus Tucker, 1920 – South Africa
- Dresserus obscurus Pocock, 1898 – South Africa
- Dresserus olivaceus Pocock, 1900 – South Africa
- Dresserus rostratus Purcell, 1908 – Namibia
- Dresserus schreineri Tucker, 1920 – South Africa
- Dresserus schultzei Purcell, 1908 – Namibia
- Dresserus sericatus Tucker, 1920 – Namibia
- Dresserus subarmatus Tullgren, 1910 – East Africa, Botswana
- Dresserus tripartitus Lawrence, 1938 – South Africa
References
- ↑ Simon, E. (1876). "Description d'araignées nouvelles.". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 6 (5) 6(Bull): 86–88.
- ↑ "Genus Dresserus". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/849. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
Wikidata ☰ Q2314492 entry
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