''Artema'' is a

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of cellar spiders that was first described by

Charles Athanase Walckenaer Baron Charles Athanase Walckenaer (25 December 1771 – 28 April 1852) was a French civil servant and scientist. Biography Walckenaer was born in Paris and studied at the universities of Oxford and Glasgow. In 1793 he was appointed head of t ...

in 1837.

Species

it contains twelve species, found in Africa, Asia,

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, and

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: *'' Artema atlanta'' Walckenaer, 1837 (

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) – Northern Africa and Middle East. Introduced elsewhere (mainly tropical and subtropical regions) *'' Artema bahla'' Huber, 2019 – Oman *'' Artema bunkpurugu'' Huber & Kwapong, 2013 – West Africa *'' Artema dhofar'' Huber, 2019 – Oman *'' Artema doriae'' ( Thorell, 1881) – Turkey, Israel, United Arab Emirates, Iran, Afghanistan. Introduced: Japan *'' Artema ghubrat'' Huber, 2019 – Oman *'' Artema kochi''

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, 1901 – Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Yemen, Egypt? *'' Artema magna'' Roewer, 1960 – Afghanistan, Pakistan? *'' Artema martensi'' Huber, 2021 – Morocco *'' Artema nephilit'' Aharon, Huber & Gavish-Regev, 2017 – Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Yemen?, United Arab Emirates? *'' Artema transcaspica'' Spassky, 1934 – Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan *'' Artema ziaretana'' (Roewer, 1960) – Afghanistan

References

Araneomorphae genera Pholcidae Spiders of Africa Spiders of Asia Taxa named by Charles Athanase Walckenaer {{Pholcidae-stub

Species

See also

References