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Holopelus

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Holopelus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Thomisidae
Genus: Holopelus
Simon, 1886[1]
Type species
H. bufoninus
Simon, 1886
Species

7, see text

Holopelus is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1886.[2]

Species

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As of September 2020 it contains seven species, found in Asia and Africa:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Holopelus Simon, 1886". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  2. ^ Simon, E. (1886). "Espèces et genres nouveaux de la famille des Thomisisdae". Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux. 40: 167–187.

Further reading

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  • Dippenaar-Schoeman, A. S. (1986). "The crab-spiders of southern Africa (Araneae: Thomisidae). 7. The genus Holopelus Simon, 1886". Phytophylactica. 18: 187–190.
  • Simon, E. (1907). "Arachnides recueillis par L. Fea sur la côte occidentale d'Afrique. 1re partie". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. 43: 218–323.
  • Simon, E. (1895). "Descriptions d'arachnides nouveaux de la famille des Thomisidae". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 39: 432–443.
  • Dippenaar-Schoeman, A. S. (1989). "The crab spiders of southern Africa (Araneae: Thomisidae). 8. The genus Thomisops Karsch, 1879". Phytophylactica. 21: 319–330.
  • Strand, E. (1913), "Arachnida. I", in Schubotz, H. (ed.), Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Zentral-Afrika-Expedition 1907-1908, unter Führung Adolf Friedrichs, Herzogs zu Mecklenburg