Simorcus
Sign in to saveSimorcus is a genus of spiders in the family Thomisidae. It was first described in 1895 by Eugène Simon. All except one of the thirteen species are found in Africa.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyThomisidae
Observations recorded242
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 71
- Family
- Thomisidae
- Collections
- ARC-PPRI
- Recorded in
- Southern Africa, South Africa, Mozambique
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Thomisidae
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- taxon name
- Simorcus
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Simorcus
- taxon author citation
- Simon, 1895
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Simorcus is a genus of spiders in the family Thomisidae. It was first described in 1895 by Eugène Simon. All except one of the thirteen species are found in Africa.
==Distribution== Species in this genus are mostly found in West, East and southern Africa. One species reaches into Yemen, with another endemic to China.
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