Hirriusa
| Hirriusa | |
|---|---|
| Female H. bidentata from South Africa | |
| Male H. arenacea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Philodromidae |
| Genus: | Hirriusa Strand, 1932[1] |
| Type species | |
| H. variegata (Simon, 1895)
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| Species | |
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Hirriusa is a genus of African running crab spiders that was first described by Embrik Strand in 1932.[2] Its three species are endemic to southern Africa.[1]
Species
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female H. arenacea
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H. variegata
As of October 2025, this genus includes three species:[1]
- Hirriusa arenacea (Lawrence, 1927) – Namibia, Botswana, South Africa
- Hirriusa bidentata (Lawrence, 1927) – Namibia, South Africa
- Hirriusa variegata (Simon, 1895) – South Africa (type species)
References
- ^ a b c "Genus Hirriusa". 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.