Stipax

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Stipax
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Sparassidae
Genus: †Stipax
Simon, 1898[2]
Species:
†S. triangulifer
Binomial name
†Stipax triangulifer
Simon, 1898[2]

Stipax is a genus of spiders in the family Sparassidae, with a single species, Stipax triangulifer, first described in 1898.[2] The description was based on a male collected in 1894. No specimens have been found since and the species has been declared extinct. It was endemic to Mahe Island in the Seychelles.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Gerlach, J. (2014). "Stipax triangulifer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T196290A2443297. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T196290A2443297.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Gen. Stipax Simon, 1898". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
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