Platyoides

Updated on Dec 14, 2023

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Kingdom Animalia Class Arachnida Family Trochanteriidae Rank Genus		Subphylum Chelicerata Infraorder Araneomorphae Phylum Arthropoda Order Spider

Similar Trochanteriidae, Thyene, Hersilia, Box kite spider, Runcinia

Platyoides is a genus of spiders belonging to the family Trochanteriidae. Its members are known as scorpion spiders and are found in sub-Saharan Africa and its islands, Madagascar, Réunion, Aldabra and the Canary Islands.

The genus is nocturnal in habit and has developed extreme flattening of the body adapted to living in narrow cracks, particularly under loose bark.

Platyoides species

Platyoides O. P.-Cambridge, 1890

Platyoides alpha Lawrence, 1928 — Angola, Namibia, South Africa

Platyoides costeri Tucker, 1923 — South Africa

Platyoides fitzsimonsi Lawrence, 1938 — Namibia

Platyoides grandidieri Simon, 1903 — Kenya, Madagascar, Aldabra, Réunion

Platyoides leppanae Pocock, 1902 — Mozambique, South Africa

Platyoides mailaka Platnick, 1985 — Madagascar

Platyoides pictus Pocock, 1902 — South Africa

Platyoides pirie Platnick, 1985 — South Africa

Platyoides pusillus Pocock, 1898 — Tanzania, Zimbabwe, South Africa

Platyoides quinquedentatus Purcell, 1907 — South Africa

Platyoides ravina Andriamalala & Ubick, 2007 — Madagascar

Platyoides rossi Platnick, 1985 — South Africa

Platyoides vao Andriamalala & Ubick, 2007 — Madagascar

Platyoides velonus Platnick, 1985 — Madagascar

Platyoides venturus Platnick, 1985 — Canary Islands

Platyoides walteri (Karsch, 1886) — East, Southern Africa, introduced in Australia

References

Platyoides Wikipedia

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