''Cyphonisia'' 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
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...
n
brushed trapdoor spiders 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 1889.
Species
it contains thirteen species:
*''
Cyphonisia affinitata''
Strand
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Topography
*The flat area of land bordering a body of water, a:
** Beach
** Shoreline
* Strand swamp, a type of swamp habitat in Florida
Places Africa
* Strand, Western Cape, a seaside town in South Africa
* ...
, 1907 – East Africa
*''
Cyphonisia annulata''
Benoit, 1966 – Ghana
*''
Cyphonisia itombwensis''
Benoit, 1966 – Congo
*''
Cyphonisia kissi''
(Benoit, 1966) – Congo
*''
Cyphonisia maculata''
( Roewer, 1953) – Congo
*''
Cyphonisia maculipes''
Strand, 1906 – Cameroon
*''
Cyphonisia manicata''
Simon, 1907 – Equatorial Guinea (Bioko)
*''
Cyphonisia nesiotes''
Simon, 1907 – São Tomé and Príncipe
*''
Cyphonisia nigella''
(Simon, 1889) – Congo
*''
Cyphonisia obesa''
Simon, 1889 (
type
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* File type
* TYPE (DOS command), a command to display contents of a file.
* ...
) – West, Central Africa
*''
Cyphonisia rastellata''
Strand, 1907 – East Africa
*''
Cyphonisia soleata''
Thorell, 1899 – Cameroon
*''
Cyphonisia straba''
Benoit, 1966 – Congo
References
Barychelidae
Mygalomorphae genera
Spiders of Africa
Taxa named by Eugène Simon
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