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Leucorchestris

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Sparassidae

Higher classification
  
Huntsman spider

Order
  
Spider

Suborder
  
Araneomorphae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Genus

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Leucorchestris arenicola, Huntsman spider, Carparachne, Arachnid

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Leucorchestris is a genus of huntsman spiders occurring in Namibia and Angola. The genus was first described by Reginald Frederick Lawrence in 1962, who described all of the species in the genus between 1962 and 1966.

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Leucorchestris arenicola dancing white lady


Name

The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek leukos "white" and orches "dance".

Species

According to The World Spider Catalog, Version 12.5:

  • Leucorchestris alexandrina Lawrence, 1966 (Angola)
  • Leucorchestris arenicola Lawrence, 1962 (Namibia)
  • Leucorchestris flavimarginata Lawrence, 1966 (Namibia)
  • Leucorchestris porti Lawrence, 1965 (Namibia)
  • Leucorchestris sabulosa Lawrence, 1966 (Namibia)
  • Leucorchestris setifrons Lawrence, 1966 (Angola)
  • Leucorchestris steyni Lawrence, 1965 (Namibia)

    • References

    Leucorchestris Wikipedia
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