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Hermippus (spider)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Arachnida

Family
  
Zodariidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Araneae

Genus
  
Hermippus Simon, 1893

Hermippus is a genus of ant eating spiders in the family Zodariidae, containing twelve species restricted to Asia and parts of Africa. Three new species were discovered in 2014.

Species

  • Hermippus affinis Strand, 1906 — Ethiopia, Somalia
  • Hermippus arcus Jocqué, 1989 — Tanzania
  • Hermippus arjuna (Gravely, 1921) — India
  • Hermippus cruciatus Simon, 1905 — India, Sri Lanka
  • Hermippus gavi Sankaran et al., 2014 — India
  • Hermippus globosus Sankaran et al., 2014 — India
  • Hermippus inflexus Sankaran et al., 2014 — India
  • Hermippus loricatus Simon, 1893 — Central, Southern Africa
  • Hermippus minutus Jocqué, 1986 — Zimbabwe
  • Hermippus schoutedeni Lessert, 1938 — Kenya
  • Hermippus septemguttatus Lawrence, 1942 — South Africa
  • Hermippus tenebrosus Jocqué, 1986 — South Africa

    • References

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