Carparachne
Carparachne | |
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Carparachne aureoflava, the Wheel Spider | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Section: | Entelegynae |
Family: | Sparassidae |
Genus: | Carparachne Lawrence, 1962 |
Type species | |
Carparachne alba Lawrence, 1962 | |
Species | |
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Diversity[1] | |
2 species |
Carparachne is a genus of huntsman spiders found in Namibia.[1] The genus was first described by Reginald Frederick Lawrence in 1962.[1]
The Golden wheel spider, C. aureoflava, is special in using cartwheeling as a means of locomotion on a hot, sandy ground, similar to the related Cebrennus rechenbergi, which uses a flic-flac motion.
Species
According to The World Spider Catalog, Version 12.5:[1]
- Carparachne alba Lawrence, 1962 — Namibia
- Carparachne aureoflava Lawrence, 1966 — Namibia
References
- 1 2 3 4 Platnick, Norman I. (10 December 2011). "Fam. Sparassidae". The World Spider Catalog, Version 12.5. New York, NY, USA: American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.iz.0001. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
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