''Sipalolasma'' 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
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 1892.
It is restricted to
South Asia
South Asia is the southern Subregion#Asia, subregion of Asia that is defined in both geographical and Ethnicity, ethnic-Culture, cultural terms. South Asia, with a population of 2.04 billion, contains a quarter (25%) of the world's populatio ...
and parts 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 ...
.
Species
it contains nine species:
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Sipalolasma aedificatrix''
Abraham, 1924 – Malaysia
*''
Sipalolasma arthrapophysis''
(Gravely, 1915) – India
*''
Sipalolasma bicalcarata''
(Simon, 1904) – Ethiopia
*''
Sipalolasma ellioti''
Simon, 1892 (
type
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) – Sri Lanka
*''
Sipalolasma greeni''
Pocock, 1900 – Sri Lanka
*''
Sipalolasma humicola''
(Benoit, 1965) – Mozambique
*''
Sipalolasma kissi''
Benoit, 1966 – Congo
*''
Sipalolasma ophiriensis''
Abraham, 1924 – Malaysia
*''
Sipalolasma warnantae''
Benoit, 1966 – Congo
References
Barychelidae
Mygalomorphae genera
Spiders of Africa
Spiders of Asia
Taxa named by Eugène Simon
Taxa described in 1892
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