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Poecilochroa
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 67
- With media
- 7
- Family
- Gnaphosidae
- Collections
- SAM, INHS, SDNHM, NMMNHS, EMEC, MNHN
- Recorded in
- South Africa, United States, Vietnam, Mexique, Swaziland, France
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Gnaphosidae
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- taxon name
- Poecilochroa
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Poecilochroa
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Poecilochroa is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Niklas Westring in 1874.
== Description == As Gnaphosidae, Poecilochroa have large cylindrical spinnerets. They are nocturnal, spending the day in silken retreats and going out at night to hunt.
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