Biology:Poecilarcys

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Short description: Genus of spiders

Poecilarcys
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Poecilarcys
Simon, 1895[1]
Species:
P. ditissimus
Binomial name
Poecilarcys ditissimus
(Simon, 1885)

Poecilarcys is a genus of African orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, Poecilarcys ditissimus. It was first described by Eugène Simon in 1895 to hold the single species moved from the now obsolete "catch-all" genus Epeira.[2] It has only been found in Tunisia.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q18093468 entry