Biology:Mahembea

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Short description: Genus of spiders

Mahembea
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Mahembea
Grasshoff, 1970[1]
Species:
M. hewitti
Binomial name
Mahembea hewitti
(Lessert, 1930)
Synonyms
  • Larinia hewittii Lessert, 1930[2]

Mahembea is a genus of African orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, Mahembea hewitti. It was first created by M. Grasshoff in 1970 to separate this species from its original genus, Larinia.[3] It has only been found in Central and East Africa.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Gen. Mahembea Grasshoff, 1970". Natural History Museum Bern. http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/347. Retrieved 2019-05-13. 
  2. Lessert, R. de (1930). "Araignées du Congo recueillies au cours de l'expédition organisée par l'American Museum (1909-1915). Quatrième et dernière partie". Revue Suisse de Zoologie 37: 633. 
  3. Grasshoff, M. (1970). "Die Tribus Mangorini. II. Die neuen Gattungen Siwa, Paralarinia, Faradja, Mahembea und Lariniaria (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneidae-Araneinae).". Senckenbergiana Biologica 51: 409–423. 

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