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Panaretella
Sign in to savePanaretella is a genus of South African huntsman spiders that was first described by R. F. Lawrence in 1937.
Species
Spotted Panaretella Huntsman Spide
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilySparassidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 11
- Family
- Sparassidae
- Collections
- ARC-PPRI
- Recorded in
- South Africa, Southern Africa
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Sparassidae
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- taxon name
- Panaretella
- taxon rank
- genus
- endemic to
- South Africa
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Encyclopedic overview
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Panaretella is a genus of South African huntsman spiders that was first described by R. F. Lawrence in 1937.
==Description== Panaretella species are large spiders that resemble rain spiders. The carapace is slightly longer than wide. The anterior lateral eyes are only slightly larger than other eyes. The posterior eye row is wider than the anterior eye row. The sternum and coxae ventrally have fine black cuticular spots against a pale white to yellow-brown background. The abdomen posteriorly has a black marking on each side.
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