Biology:Promyrmekiaphila

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Short description: Genus of spiders

Promyrmekiaphila
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Promyrmekiaphila sp. trap door
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Euctenizidae
Genus: Promyrmekiaphila
Schenkel, 1950[1]
Type species
Promyrmekiaphila clathrata
(Simon, 1891)

Promyrmekiaphila is a genus of North American mygalomorph spiders in the family Euctenizidae. The genus was first described by E. Schenkel in 1950.[2] (As of May 2019) it contains only two species, both found in the United States : Promyrmekiaphila clathrata and Promyrmekiaphila winnemem.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Gen. Promyrmekiaphila Schenkel, 1950. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/862. Retrieved 2019-06-04. 
  2. Schenkel, E. (1950). "Spinnentiere aus dem westlichen Nordamerika, gesammelt von Dr. Hans Schenkel-Rudin. Erster Teil.". Verhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Basel 61: 28–92. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2594637 entry