''Cedicus'' is a
genus
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of
araneomorph
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spiders in the family
Desidae
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, and was first described by
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, ...
in 1875.
Species
it contains five species:
*''
Cedicus bucculentus''
Simon, 1889 – Himalayas
*''
Cedicus dubius''
Strand
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* ...
, 1907 – Japan
*''
Cedicus flavipes''
Simon, 1875 (
type
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* ...
) – Eastern Mediterranean
*''
Cedicus israeliensis''
Levy, 1996 – Turkey, Israel
*''
Cedicus pumilus''
Thorell, 1895 – Myanmar
References
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Desidae genera
Desidae
Spiders of Asia
Taxa named by Eugène Simon