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Erissus

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Erissus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Thomisidae
Genus: Erissus
Simon, 1895[1]
Type species
E. validus
Simon, 1895
Species

10, see text

Erissus is a genus of South American crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1895.[2]

Species

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As of September 2020 it contains ten species, found in Venezuela, Peru, and Brazil:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Erissus Simon, 1895". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  2. ^ Simon, E. (1895). "Descriptions d'arachnides nouveaux de la famille des Thomisidae". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 39: 432–443.

Further reading

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  • Mello-Leitão, C. F. de (1929). "Aphantochilidas e Thomisidas do Brasil". Arquivos do Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro. 31: 9–359.
  • Bonaldo, A. B.; Lise, A. A. (2001). "A review of the Neotropical spider genus Stephanopoides (Araneae, Thomisidae, Stephanopinae)". Biociências. 9: 63–80.
  • Soares, B. A. M.; Soares, H. E. M. (1946). "Contribuição ao estudo das aranhas do estado do Espírito Santo". Papéis Avulsos do Departamento de Zoologia, Secretaria de Agricultura, Sao Paolo. 7: 51–72.
  • Mello-Leitão, C. F. de (1943). "Alguns pisauridas e tomisidas do Brasil". Revista Chilena de Historia Natural. 45: 164–172.