''Ricinoides'' is an arthropod
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
in the
family
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Ricinoididae, first described by
Henry Ewing in 1929.
Distribution
Species in this genus are found in
West Africa
West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mau ...
.
Species
it contains sixteen species:
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Ricinoides afzelii
''Ricinoides'' is an arthropod genus in the family Ricinoididae, first described by Henry Ewing in 1929.
Distribution
Species in this genus are found in West Africa.
Species
it contains sixteen species:
* '' Ricinoides afzelii'' (Thorell, ...
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(Thorell, 1892) — Ghana, Guinea, Sierra Leone
* ''
Ricinoides atewa
''Ricinoides atewa'' is an arachnid of the Ricinoididae family. This species was discovered during a RAP in Ghana. The species resembles a mixture of a crab and a spider, with the reproductive organ on its two legs.
They feed on termite
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Naskrecki, 2008 — Ghana
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Ricinoides crassipalpe
''Ricinoides'' is an arthropod genus in the family Ricinoididae, first described by Henry Ewing in 1929.
Distribution
Species in this genus are found in West Africa.
Species
it contains sixteen species:
* ''Ricinoides afzelii'' (Thorell, 1 ...
''
(Hansen & Sørensen, 1904) — Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea
* ''
Ricinoides eburneus
''Ricinoides'' is an arthropod genus in the family Ricinoididae, first described by Henry Ewing in 1929.
Distribution
Species in this genus are found in West Africa.
Species
it contains sixteen species:
* ''Ricinoides afzelii'' (Thorell, 1 ...
''
Botero-Trujillo, Sain & Prendini, 2021 — Côte d’Ivoire
* ''
Ricinoides feae
''Ricinoides'' is an arthropod genus in the family Ricinoididae, first described by Henry Ewing in 1929.
Distribution
Species in this genus are found in West Africa
West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The ...
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(Hansen, 1921) — Guinea, Guinea-Bissau
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Ricinoides hanseni
''Ricinoides'' is an arthropod genus in the family Ricinoididae, first described by Henry Ewing in 1929.
Distribution
Species in this genus are found in West Africa.
Species
it contains sixteen species:
* ''Ricinoides afzelii'' (Thorell, 1 ...
''
Legg, 1976 — Sierra Leone
* ''
Ricinoides iita
''Ricinoides'' is an arthropod genus in the family Ricinoididae, first described by Henry Ewing in 1929.
Distribution
Species in this genus are found in West Africa.
Species
it contains sixteen species:
* ''Ricinoides afzelii'' (Thorell, 1 ...
''
Botero-Trujillo, Sain & Prendini, 2021 — Nigeria
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Ricinoides kakum
''Ricinoides'' is an arthropod genus in the family Ricinoididae, first described by Henry Ewing in 1929.
Distribution
Species in this genus are found in West Africa.
Species
it contains sixteen species:
* '' Ricinoides afzelii'' (Thorell, ...
''
Botero-Trujillo, Sain & Prendini, 2021 — Ghana
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Ricinoides karschii
''Ricinoides'' is an arthropod genus in the family Ricinoididae, first described by Henry Ewing in 1929.
Distribution
Species in this genus are found in West Africa.
Species
it contains sixteen species:
* '' Ricinoides afzelii'' (Thorell, ...
''
(Hansen & Sørensen, 1904) — Cameroon, Congo, Gabon
* ''
Ricinoides leonensis
''Ricinoides'' is an arthropod genus in the family Ricinoididae, first described by Henry Ewing in 1929.
Distribution
Species in this genus are found in West Africa.
Species
it contains sixteen species:
* '' Ricinoides afzelii'' (Thorell, ...
''
Legg, 1978 — Sierra Leone
* ''
Ricinoides megahanseni
''Ricinoides'' is an arthropod genus in the family Ricinoididae, first described by Henry Ewing in 1929.
Distribution
Species in this genus are found in West Africa.
Species
it contains sixteen species:
* '' Ricinoides afzelii'' (Thorell, ...
''
Legg, 1982 — Côte d’Ivoire
* ''
Ricinoides nzerekorensis
''Ricinoides'' is an arthropod genus in the family Ricinoididae, first described by Henry Ewing in 1929.
Distribution
Species in this genus are found in West Africa.
Species
it contains sixteen species:
* '' Ricinoides afzelii'' (Thorell, ...
''
Botero-Trujillo, Sain & Prendini, 2021 — Guinea
* ''
Ricinoides olounoua
''Ricinoides'' is an arthropod genus in the family Ricinoididae, first described by Henry Ewing in 1929.
Distribution
Species in this genus are found in West Africa.
Species
it contains sixteen species:
* '' Ricinoides afzelii'' (Thorell, ...
''
Legg, 1978 — Cameroon
* ''
Ricinoides sjostedtii
''Ricinoides'' is an arthropod genus in the family Ricinoididae, first described by Henry Ewing in 1929.
Distribution
Species in this genus are found in West Africa.
Species
it contains sixteen species:
* '' Ricinoides afzelii'' (Thorell, ...
''
(Hansen & Sørensen, 1904) — Cameroon, Nigeria
* ''
Ricinoides taii
''Ricinoides'' is an arthropod genus in the family Ricinoididae, first described by Henry Ewing in 1929.
Distribution
Species in this genus are found in West Africa.
Species
it contains sixteen species:
* '' Ricinoides afzelii'' (Thorell, ...
''
Botero-Trujillo, Sain & Prendini, 2021 — Côte d’Ivoire
* ''
Ricinoides westermannii''
(Guérin-Méneville, 1838) — Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo
References
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Arachnid genera
Ricinulei
Arachnids of Africa