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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.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassArachnida
  4. OrderAraneae
  5. 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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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
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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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