Stipax

Stipax
Scientific classification
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. 1 2 Gerlach, J. (2012). "Stipax triangulifer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Stipax Simon, 1898". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
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