''Bradystichus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
New Caledonia
New Caledonia ( ; ) is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vanuatu and east of Australia. Located from Metropolitan France, it forms a Overseas France#Sui generis collectivity, ''sui generis'' collectivity of t ...
n spiders in the family
Dolomedidae
Dolomedidae is a family of spiders comprising seven genera formerly part of the family Pisauridae. It includes the genus '' Dolomedes'', known commonly as raft spiders, and its close relatives.
Taxonomy
The family was first circumscribed by Eug ...
that was first described by
Eugène Louis Simon in 1884.
Species
it contains five species, all endemic to
New Caledonia
New Caledonia ( ; ) is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vanuatu and east of Australia. Located from Metropolitan France, it forms a Overseas France#Sui generis collectivity, ''sui generis'' collectivity of t ...
:
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Bradystichus aoupinie''
Platnick & Forster, 1993 – New Caledonia
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Bradystichus calligaster''
Simon, 1884 (
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) – New Caledonia
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Bradystichus crispatus''
Simon, 1884 – New Caledonia
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Bradystichus panie''
Platnick & Forster, 1993 – New Caledonia
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Bradystichus tandji''
Platnick & Forster, 1993 – New Caledonia
References
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Araneomorphae genera
Dolomedidae
Spiders of Oceania
Taxa named by Eugène Simon