Hermippus (spider)

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Kingdom Animalia Class Arachnida Family Zodariidae		Phylum Arthropoda Order Araneae Genus HermippusSimon, 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

Hermippus (spider) Wikipedia

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