''Ambohima'' is a
genus
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of
Malagasy araneomorph
The Araneomorphae (also called the Labidognatha or "true spiders") are an infraorder of spiders. They are distinguishable by chelicerae (fangs) that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to the Mygalomorphae (taran ...
spiders in the family
Phyxelididae
Phyxelididae is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967 as a subfamily of Amaurobiidae, and later elevated to family status as a sister group of Titanoecidae.
Genera
, the World Spider Catalog
The World ...
, and was first described by C. E. Griswold in 1990.
Species
it contains ten species, found only on
Madagascar
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:
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Ambohima andrefana''
Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012 – Madagascar
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Ambohima antisinanana''
Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012 – Madagascar
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Ambohima avaratra''
Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012 – Madagascar
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Ambohima maizina''
Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012 – Madagascar
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Ambohima pauliani''
Griswold, 1990 – Madagascar
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Ambohima ranohira''
Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012 – Madagascar
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Ambohima sublima''
Griswold, 1990 (
type
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) – Madagascar
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Ambohima vato''
Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012 – Madagascar
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Ambohima zandry''
Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012 – Madagascar
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Ambohima zoky''
Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012 – Madagascar
See also
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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 Madagascar
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