Paroecobius

Paroecobius
Female P. nicolaii
Female P. nicolaii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Oecobiidae
Genus: Paroecobius
Lamoral[1]
Species

5, see text

Paroecobius is a genus of spiders in the family Oecobiidae. It was first described in 1981 by Lamoral. All five described species are found in southern Africa and Madagascar.[1]

Species

As of September 2025, the genus contains five species:[1]

  • Paroecobius nicolaii Wunderlich, 1995 - South Africa
  • Paroecobius private Magalhães & Santos, 2018 - Madagascar
  • Paroecobius rico Magalhães & Santos, 2018 - Madagascar
  • Paroecobius skipper Magalhães & Santos, 2018 - Madagascar
  • Paroecobius wilmotae Lamoral, 1981 - Botswana (type species)


References

  1. ^ a b c "Oecobiidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2016-12-30.