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Araegeus

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Araegeus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Araegeus
Simon, 1901[1]
Type species
A. mimicus
Simon, 1901
Species

Araegeus is a genus of African jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1901.[2] As of June 2019 it contains only two species, found only in Africa: A. fornasinii and A. mimicus.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Araegeus Simon, 1901". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  2. ^ Simon, E. (1901). "Etudes arachnologiques. 31e Mémoire. L. Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de la famille des Salticidae (suite)". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 70: 66–76. doi:10.1080/21686351.1901.12279318.