Diaphractus

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Diaphractus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Diaphractus
Purcell, 1907[1]
Type species

Purcell, 1907
Species
  • Tullgren, 1910 – East Africa
  • Purcell, 1907 – South Africa
  • Lawrence, 1927 – Namibia

Diaphractus is a genus of African ground spiders that was first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1907.[2] As of May 2019 it contains only three species: D. assimilis, D. leipoldti, and D. muticus.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Gen. Diaphractus Purcell, 1907". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  2. ^ Purcell, W. F. (1907). "New South African spiders of the family Drassidae in the collection of the South African Museum". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 20 (7): 297–336.
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