''Cyphonisia'' is a
genus of
African
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 taxonomist in history, describing over 4, ...
in 1889.
Species
it contains thirteen species:
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Cyphonisia affinitata''
Strand, 1907 – East Africa
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Cyphonisia annulata''
Benoit, 1966 – Ghana
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Cyphonisia itombwensis''
Benoit, 1966 – Congo
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Cyphonisia kissi''
(Benoit, 1966) – Congo
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Cyphonisia maculata''
( Roewer, 1953) – Congo
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Cyphonisia maculipes''
Strand, 1906 – Cameroon
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Cyphonisia manicata''
Simon, 1907 – Equatorial Guinea (Bioko)
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Cyphonisia nesiotes''
Simon, 1907 – São Tomé and Príncipe
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Cyphonisia nigella''
(Simon, 1889) – Congo
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Cyphonisia obesa''
Simon, 1889 (
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) – West, Central Africa
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Cyphonisia rastellata''
Strand, 1907 – East Africa
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Cyphonisia soleata''
Thorell, 1899 – Cameroon
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Cyphonisia straba''
Benoit, 1966 – Congo
References
Barychelidae
Mygalomorphae genera
Spiders of Africa
Taxa named by Eugène Simon
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