Afrarchaea

Afrarchaea is a genus of spiders in the family Archaeidae, commonly known as African assassin spiders or pelican spiders. The genus is endemic to South Africa, where all 14 known species are found.

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GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilyArchaeidae

Observations recorded116

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 2
Family: Archaeidae
Collections: MCZ
Recorded in: Madagascar

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Archaeidæ

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taxon name: Afrarchaea
taxon rank: genus
topic's main category: Category:Afrarchaea
taxonomic type: Afrarchaea godfreyi

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Etymology
Description
Ecology and behaviour
Distribution and habitat
Conservation status
Taxonomy
Species
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Afrarchaea is a genus of spiders in the family Archaeidae, commonly known as African assassin spiders or pelican spiders. The genus is endemic to South Africa, where all 14 known species are found.

==Etymology== The genus name Afrarchaea combines "Afr-" referring to Africa with Archaea, the type genus of the family Archaeidae.

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