Biology:May (spider)

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Short description: Genus of spiders

May
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Sparassidae
Genus: May
Jäger & Krehenwinkel, 2015[1]
Type species
May bruno
Species

See text.

May is a genus of spiders in the family Sparassidae. It was first described in 2015 by Peter Jäger and Henrik Krehenwinkel.[1]

Species

(As of April 2017), the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species, all found in southern Africa:[1]

  • May ansie Jäger & Krehenwinkel, 2015 – Namibia
  • May bruno Jäger & Krehenwinkel, 2015 (type species) – South Africa
  • May norm Jäger & Krehenwinkel, 2015 – Namibia
  • May rudy Jäger & Krehenwinkel, 2015 – Namibia

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Gen. May Jäger & Krehenwinkel, 2015". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/5510. Retrieved 2017-04-22. 

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