Leucorchestris

Leucorchestris
Leucorchestris arenicola in Namibia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Sparassidae
Genus: Leucorchestris
Lawrence, 1962
Type species
Leucorchestris arenicola
Lawrence, 1962
Species

See text.

Diversity[1]
7 species

Leucorchestris is a genus of huntsman spiders occurring in Namibia and Angola.[1] The genus was first described by Reginald Frederick Lawrence in 1962, who described all of the species in the genus between 1962 and 1966.[1]

Name

The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek leukos "white" and orches "dance".

Species

According to The World Spider Catalog, Version 12.5:[1]

References

  1. 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 22 April 2012.
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