Raecius

Raecius is a genus of African araneomorph spiders in the family Udubidae, first described by Eugène Simon in 1892.[2]

Raecius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Udubidae
Genus: Raecius
Simon, 1892[1]
Type species
R. crassipes (L. Koch, 1875)
Species

6, see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Mnesitheus

Species

As of April 2019 it contains six species:[1]

  • Raecius aculeatus Dahl, 1901 — Congo
  • Raecius asper Thorell, 1899Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko)
  • Raecius congoensis Griswold, 2002 — Congo
  • Raecius crassipes L. Koch, 1875Ethiopia
  • Raecius jocquei Griswold, 2002Ivory Coast
  • Raecius scharffi Griswold, 2002Tanzania

References

  1. "Gen. Raecius Simon, 1892". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  2. Simon, E. (1892). Histoire naturelle des araignées. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.


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