Corronca, J. A.
Selenops
Sign in to saveSelenops is a spider genus that is found in many arid regions of the world, but some species may also be found in some cooler and even mountainous regions. Most of the 132 species (as of May. 2021) are hard to visually distinguish, and requires study of their finer anatomy.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilySelenopidae
Selenops is een geslacht van spinnen uit de familie Selenopidae.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 807
- With media
- 10
- Family
- Selenopidae
- Collections
- INDRE-SSA, SEMAHN, CHAS, MNA, DMNS, SDNHM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, South Africa
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Selenopidae
- Image
- Selenops sp. (Marshal Hedin).jpg
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- Selenops
- taxon name
- Selenops
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Selenops
- taxonomic type
- Selenops radiatus
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Selenops is a spider genus that is found in many arid regions of the world, but some species may also be found in some cooler and even mountainous regions. Most of the 132 species (as of May. 2021) are hard to visually distinguish, and requires study of their finer anatomy.
S. australiensis is found on or under dry bark in Australia. The female reaches 9mm, the male 7mm. It looks superficially like a huntsman spider.
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