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

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