Biology:Melanoblossia
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Short description: Genus of camel spiders
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Solifugae |
| Family: | Melanoblossiidae |
| Genus: | Melanoblossia Purcell, 1903 |
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| Melanoblossia braunsi Purcell, 1903
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Melanoblossia is a genus of melanoblossiid camel spiders, first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1903.[1]
Species
(As of April 2023), the World Solifugae Catalog accepts the following five species:[2]
- Melanoblossia ansie Bird & Wharton, 2015 — Namibia
- Melanoblossia braunsi Purcell, 1903 — South Africa
- Melanoblossia globiceps Purcell, 1903 — South Africa
- Melanoblossia namaquensis Lawrence, 1935 — South Africa
- Melanoblossia tridentata Lawrence, 1935 — South Africa
References
- ↑ Purcell, W. F. (1903). "Descriptions of new genera and species of South African Solpugidae". Annals of the South African Museum 3: 1-12.
- ↑ "Melanoblossia Purcell, 1903". Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. https://wac.nmbe.ch/order/solifugae/species/608.
Wikidata ☰ Q5312214 entry
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