Gephyrota
| Gephyrota | |
|---|---|
| G. glauca | |
| female G. glauca | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Philodromidae |
| Genus: | Gephyrota Strand, 1932[1] |
| Type species | |
| G. limbata (L. Koch, 1875)
| |
| Species | |
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6, see text | |
Gephyrota is a genus of running crab spiders that was first described by Embrik Strand in 1932.[2]
Distribution
Species in this genus are found in Asia and Africa, with one species found in Australia.[1]
Species
As of October 2025, this genus includes six species:[1]
- Gephyrota candida (Simon, 1895) – Cambodia, Vietnam
- Gephyrota glauca (Jézéquel, 1966) – Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Zimbabwe, South Africa
- Gephyrota limbata (L. Koch, 1875) – Australia (Queensland) (type species)
- Gephyrota nigrolineata (Simon, 1909) – Vietnam
- Gephyrota pudica (Simon, 1906) – India
- Gephyrota virescens (Simon, 1906) – Sri Lanka
References
- ^ a b c "Genus Gephyrota". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ^ Strand, E. (1932). "Miscellanea nomenclatorica zoologica et palaeontologica, III, IV". Folia Zoologica et Hydrobiologica, Rigā. 4: 193–196.
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