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Pharacocerus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Arachnida

Family
  
Salticidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Araneae

Subfamily
  
Plexippinae

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Pharacocerus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders).

Most described species in this genus occur in West Africa, with two found in Madagascar. Two species that were described from southern China have been transferred to genus Evarcha.

Pharacocerus is possibly close to Plexippus.

Males are about four to six millimeters long.

Species

  • Pharacocerus castaneiceps Simon, 1910 — Guinea-Bissau
  • Pharacocerus ebenauensis Strand, 1908 — Madagascar
  • Pharacocerus ephippiatus (Thorell, 1899) — Cameroon
  • Pharacocerus fagei Berland & Millot, 1941 — Ivory Coast
  • Pharacocerus fagei soudanensis Berland & Millot, 1941 — Mali
  • Pharacocerus fagei verdieri Berland & Millot, 1941 — Guinea
  • Pharacocerus rubrocomatus Simon, 1910 — Congo basin
  • Pharacocerus sessor Simon, 1902 — Madagascar
  • Pharacocerus xanthopogon Simon, 1903 — Equatorial Guinea
  • References

    Pharacocerus Wikipedia