Psammorygma
| Psammorygma | |
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| P. aculeatum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Zodariidae |
| Genus: | Psammorygma Jocqué[1] |
| Type species | |
| Psammorygma caligatum | |
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Psammorygma is a genus of African ant spiders found in the deserts of southern Africa, namely the Kalahari desert and the Namib desert.[2] They are somewhat larger spiders, growing up to twenty millimeters in length. The carapace and chelicerae are brightly colored, while the legs and abdomen are generally a darker black or gray. They can be distinguished from other genera by a knob-like proximal extension found on the cheliceral fang and a double row of dorsal spines in a specific location.[2] First described in 1991 by Jocqué, the name is from the Greek psammon, meaning "sand", and orugma, meaning "mine", in reference to the sandy tunnels these spiders live in.[2] As of February 2019, it contains only three species: , , and .[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Zodariidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Jocqué, R. (1991). "A generic revision of the spider family Zodariidae (Araneae)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 201: 125–128.
Categories:
- Zodariidae
- Araneomorphae genera
- Spiders of Africa
- Zodariidae stubs