Micrommata
| Micrommata | |
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| M. virescens, male, on a gravel road in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Sparassidae |
| Genus: | Micrommata Latreille, 1804 |
| Type species | |
| Micrommata virescens Clerck, 1757 | |
| Species | |
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See text. | |
| Diversity[1] | |
| 6 species | |
Micrommata is a genus of huntsman spiders with palaearctic distribution (other than M. darlingi, occurring in South Africa).[1] The genus was first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1804.[1]
Species
According to The World Spider Catalog, Version 12.5:[1]
- Micrommata aljibica Urones, 2004 (Spain)
- Micrommata aragonensis Urones, 2004 (Spain)
- Micrommata darlingi Pocock, 1901 (South Africa)
- Micrommata formosa Pavesi, 1878 (Algeria to Israel)
- Micrommata ligurina C. L. Koch, 1845 (Mediterranean to Central Asia)
- Micrommata virescens Clerck, 1757 (Palearctic)
- Micrommata virescens ornata Walckenaer, 1802 (Europe, Syria, Israel)
References
- 1 2 3 4 Platnick, Norman I. (10 December 2011). "Fam. Sparassidae". The World Spider Catalog, Version 12.5. New York, NY, USA: American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.iz.0001. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
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