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Themacrys Ukhahlamba
''Themacrys'' is a genus of South African araneomorph spiders in the family Phyxelididae, and was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1906. Species it contains five species, found only in South Africa: *'' Themacrys cavernicola'' (Lawrence, 1939) – South Africa *'' Themacrys irrorata'' Simon, 1906 (type) – South Africa *'' Themacrys monticola'' (Lawrence, 1939) – South Africa *'' Themacrys silvicola'' (Lawrence, 1938) – South Africa *'' Themacrys ukhahlamba'' Griswold, 1990 – South Africa See also * List of Phyxelididae species This page lists all described species of the spider family Phyxelididae accepted by the World Spider Catalog : A ''Ambohima'' '' Ambohima'' Griswold, 1990 * '' A. andrefana'' Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012 — Madagascar * '' A. antsinanana' ... References Araneomorphae genera Phyxelididae Spiders of South Africa {{Araneomorphae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugène Simon
Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and plants. He is by far the most prolific spider Taxonomy (biology), taxonomist in history, describing over 4,000 species. Work on spiders His most significant work was ''Histoire Naturelle des Araignées'' (1892–1903), an encyclopedic treatment of the spider genera of the world. It was published in two volumes of more than 1000 pages each, and the same number of drawings by Simon. Working at the National Museum of Natural History (France), Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris, it took Simon 11 years to complete, while working at the same time on devising a taxonomic scheme that embraced the known taxa. Simon described a total of 4,650 species, and as of 2013 about 3,790 species are still considered valid. The International Society of Arachnology offers a Simon Award recognising lifetime achievement. The Eocene fos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Themacrys Irrorata
''Themacrys'' is a genus of South African Araneomorphae, araneomorph spiders in the family Phyxelididae, and was first described by Eugène Simon, Eugène Louis Simon in 1906. Species it contains five species, found only in South Africa: *''Themacrys cavernicola'' (Lawrence, 1939) – South Africa *''Themacrys irrorata'' Simon, 1906 (Type species, type) – South Africa *''Themacrys monticola'' (Lawrence, 1939) – South Africa *''Themacrys silvicola'' (Lawrence, 1938) – South Africa *''Themacrys ukhahlamba'' Griswold, 1990 – South Africa See also * List of Phyxelididae species References Araneomorphae genera Phyxelididae Spiders of South Africa {{Araneomorphae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |