''Scharffia'' is a
genus
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of
East Africa
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n
araneomorph
The Araneomorphae (also called the Labidognatha or "true spiders") are an infraorder of spiders. They are distinguishable by chelicerae (fangs) that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to the Mygalomorphae (taran ...
spiders in the family
Cyatholipidae
Cyatholipidae is a family of spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1894. Most live in moist montane forest, though several species, including '' Scharffia rossi'', live in dry savannah regions. They occur in Africa, including Madagascar, Ne ...
, and was first described by C. E. Griswold in 1997.
Species
it contains four species:
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Scharffia chinja
''Scharffia'' is a genus of East African Araneomorphae, araneomorph spiders in the family Cyatholipidae, and was first described by C. E. Griswold in 1997.
Species
it contains four species:
*''Scharffia chinja'' Griswold, 1997 (Type species, ty ...
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Griswold, 1997 (
type
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) – Tanzania
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Scharffia holmi
''Scharffia'' is a genus of East African araneomorph spiders in the family Cyatholipidae, and was first described by C. E. Griswold in 1997.
Species
it contains four species:
*''Scharffia chinja'' Griswold, 1997 (type
Type may refer to:
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Griswold, 1997 – Kenya
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Scharffia nyasa
''Scharffia'' is a genus of East African araneomorph spiders in the family Cyatholipidae, and was first described by C. E. Griswold in 1997.
Species
it contains four species:
*''Scharffia chinja'' Griswold, 1997 (type) – Tanzania
*''Scharffia ...
''
Griswold, 1997 – Malawi
*''
Scharffia rossi
''Scharffia'' is a genus of East African araneomorph spiders in the family Cyatholipidae, and was first described by C. E. Griswold in 1997.
Species
it contains four species:
*''Scharffia chinja'' Griswold, 1997 (type) – Tanzania
*''Scharffia ...
''
Griswold, 1997 – Tanzania
References
Araneomorphae genera
Cyatholipidae
Spiders of Africa
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